First International Conference on Environmental Sciences and Sustainability in University of Venda
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2019) | Viewed by 85455
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Interests: vegetation assessments; biodiversity monitoring including species mapping; nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus); biophysical parameters (biomass, leaf area index); hyperspectral; multispectral; radar; lidar; machine learning; random forest
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Interests: acid mine drainage; clay and clay minerals; adsorption; water treatment; zeolites; coal fly ash; mine tailings; phytoremediation; biopolymers; hydrogels; aquatic ecosystems; waste management; inorganic nanostructures; geopolymers
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH) is hosting a Special Issue for the First International Conference on Sustainable Management of Natural Resources (ICSMNR 2018), organized by the School of Environmental Sciences of the University of Venda in South Africa, 15–17 October, 2018.
Sustainable Management of Natural Resources resonates with four main Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN, namely Good Health and Well Being (SDG 3), Clean Water and Sanitation (SDG 6), Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure (SDG 9) and Sustainable Cities (SDG 11). This Special Issue will, therefore, provide an interactive forum for academic discourse and sharing of experiences in exploration and sustainable exploitation and protection of natural resources; thereby promoting collaboration between academics, policy makers, environmental practitioners, environmental engineers, town planners, mining houses, researchers, students and socially-responsible corporations.
This Special Issue will collect papers presented at the First International Conference on Sustainable Management of Natural Resources (ICSMNR 2018) and will publish them on the Special Issue website, and will also appear in a printed edition of IJERPH. Articles are welcome from any of the fields that fall within the sub-themes of the the First International Conference on Sustainable Management of Natural Resources. The sub-themes are:
Ecosystem Management
GIS and Remote Sensing as Tools for Natural Resource Management
Ecosystem Health and Services
Wetland Management
Ecosystem Governance
Environmental Pollution and Management
Environmental Policies and Environmental Impact Assessment
Abandoned Mines Hazards, Tailings Chemistry and Rehabilitation
Air, Soil and Water Quality Management
Mining and the Environment
Catchment Pollution Management-Monitoring and Remediation
Waste Management Challenges
Innovative tools for Environmental Management
Green Economy
Adaptation to Climate Change
Planning and Ecotourism
Environmental Economics
Municipal and Community Initiatives/Innovation/Experiences in Combating Pollution
Dr. Joshua Nosa Edokpayi
Dr. Abel Ramoelo
Prof. Dr. Beneah Odhiambo
Prof. Dr. Vernon Sydwill Somerset
Prof. Dr. Peter B. Bikam
Prof. Dr. Wilson Gitari
Guest Editors
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