Sustainability Matters

"Sustainability Matters"is a compilation of some of the best research papers by students from the National University of Singapore's inter-disciplinary graduate programme in environmental studies, the MSc in Environmental Management MEM]. This collection is for the period 2009/10 to 2011/12. As the period covers 3 academic years, the papers have been split into two volumes: "Sustainability Matters: Asia's Green Challenges," and "Sustainability Matters: Asia's Energy Concerns, Green Policies and Environmental Advocacy." These two volumes are the third and fourth compilation by the programme, and respectively comprise sixteen and fourteen of the best research papers completed during this period. The papers have been edited for brevity. These papers analyze the many challenges to effective environmental management in the context of different countries including India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, Nepal, Singapore, and Thailand, and propose insightful solutions. The first compilation, "Sustainability Matters: Environmental Management in Asia," was published in 2010 (World Scientific) and comprised the best papers from 2001/2 to 2006/7. The second, "Sustainability Matters: Challenges and Opportunities in Environmental Management in Asia" was published in 2011 (Pearson), and comprised the best papers from 2007/8 to 2008/09.Contents: "Volume 1: "Air Pollution: Development of Urban Traffic Pollution Control Strategies in Asian Cities: A Case Study from Chennai, India "(Ashwinkumar Dakshinamurthi and Rajasekhar Balasubramanian)"Assessment and Abatement Measures for Vehicular Air Pollution in Colombo, Sri Lanka "(Chamila Weerathunghe and Rajasekhar Balasubramanian)"Waste Management: Recycling in Singapore the Singapore Model: Strategies and Ways to Improve "(Tan Puay Cheow and Lye Lin Heng)"Municipal Solid Waste Management in Southeast Asian Cities: The Next Steps "(Boey Yinyin Edris and Rick Reidinger)"Lessons for Integrated District-Level Food Waste Recycling Programs: A Review of Eight International Cases "(Amireeta Rawlani and Kua Harn Wei)"Singapore's Municipal Solid Waste Management: A Sustainable Model "(Wendy Wong Shih Ling and Rick Reidinger)"Utilization of Landfill Gas as a Renewable Source of Energy in India "(Subhashini Kashinath and Zhou Zhi George)"The Potential Role of Water Hyacinth in Wastewater Treatment in Nepal "(Ram Bahadur Singh Maharjan and Chou Loke Ming)"Improving Leachate Water Quality using a Wetland Treatment System in Lorong Halus -- A Pilot Study "(Christian Budiman and Ting Yen-Ping)"Life Cycle Assessment of an Urban Waste Refinery "(Celia Chua Bee Hong and Kua Harn-Wei)" A Study of the 3Rs "(Reduce, Reuse, Recycle)"Programs in Primary Schools, Singapore "(Kelly Yong Kim-Lian and Victor R Savage)"Urban Studies: Assessing Skywalk Systems as a Response to High Density Living in Hong Kong "(Patricia Woo and Malone-Lee Lai Choo)"The Management of Visitor Pressure on Coastal Parks of Singapore "(Karen Lim Hui Khian and Chou Loke Ming)"Sustainability in Singapore: An Ecological Footprint Perspective "(Xin Jing Jing and Victor R Savage)"Seagrasses in Singapore: Current Status and Long-Term Management Plans "(Michelle Chng Wei Ping and Chou Loke Ming)"The Singapore's Bus System: An Analysis of Commuters' Satisfaction and Potential Improvements "(Jan Martin Hecker and Lee Der Horng)"An Assessment of Sustainable Cities "(May Yadana Aung and Chou Loke-Ming)"Urban Greenery as a Mitigation Strategy for Urban Heat Island Effect in High Density Commercial Districts of Dhaka "(Nabanita Islam an