Recycling

Recycling of abandoned waste bottom ash has been a key issue in Republic of Korea in terms of environmental protection as well as economic concern. In this work, a method for recycling of abandoned bottom ash has been discussed based on the …

Trust plays a critical role in determining social welfare in the digital economy and has significant socioeconomic implications. To investigate the relationship between trust and social welfare in this context, we developed a social welfare …

Every year, up to 0.3 million tonnes of waste from the European shipping industry is not properly delivered at ports. Most of the waste produced by the shipping industry is plastic waste, putting plastics at the forefront of the shipping …

High-reliability landing systems for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have gained extensive attention for their applicability in complex wild environments. Accurate locating, flexible tracking, and reliable recovery are the main challenges in drone …

Next let us consider the second paradigm—“The Limited Earth.” The problems caused by the fact that the Earth is limited are far-reaching. These include not only energy, resources, global warming, air pollution, water pollution, ground pollution, food

The purpose of this chapter is to systematically introduce the methods of material flow analysis, which mainly include substance flow analysis, life cycle assessment, input–output analysis, and environmental footprint. These methods are widely …

This chapter aims to introduce the relationship between human and the environment, the concept of material, the concept and influence of material flows, as well as the concept and development history of material flow analysis. First, by …

Agricultural production is crucial for maintaining the normal functioning of human society and promoting environmental sustainability. Agricultural production encompasses various components. In this chapter, we categorize agricultural production …