Sustainable Resource Management

Juan F. Velasco-Muñoz, is an assistant professor in the Department of Applied Economics at the University of Almería, Spain. He is a member of the research group "Environmental and Natural Resources Economics". His research is focused on the sustainable management of resources, especially natural resources, socio-economic valuation of ecosystem services, and development of circular economy systems. Dr. Velasco-Muñoz has numerous publications on these topics in peer-reviewed journals, as well as book chapters, and contributions to conferences. In addition, he is the editor of several scientific monographs, he directs several doctoral theses on resource management and circular economy and he has been Guest Editor of the Special Issue Sustainability journal ‘Environmental Economics. Contributions to Sustainability of Agricultural Ecosystems’. Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain, PhD, is an adjunct professor and director of laboratories in the Department of Chemistry & Environmental Sciences at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Newark, New Jersey, United States. His research is focused on the applications of nanotechnology and advanced materials, environmental management, analytical chemistry, and other various industries. Dr. Hussain is the author of numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals as well as a prolific author and editor of around 200 books, including scientific monographs and handbooks in his research areas. He has published with several reputable publishers including Elsevier.

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• PART 1 Sustainability and Resources Management1. Evolution of the Concept of Sustainability. From Brundtland Report to Sustainable Development Goals2. Areas of Sustainability. Environment, Economy, Society3. Evolution and Trends of Sustainable Approaches4. Modern Age of Sustainability: Supply chain resource managementPART 2 Sustainable Resource Management in Different Contexts5. Agricultural Resources6. Animal Resources. Farm, Fisheries, and Hunting7. Forest Resources8. Water Resources9. Mineral and Metals10. Land as a Resource11. Energy Resources12. Waste Resources13. Wind Resources14. Comprehensive management of natural resources. A holistic visionPART 3 Indicators of Sustainable Resource Management15. Environmental indicators16. Social indicators17. Economic indicators18. Indicators of SustainabilityPART 4 Innovation, I+D, Future Society Challenges and Resource Management Practices19. Smart management of plastics20. Regenerative management of soils in agriculture21. Circular Economy of Urban Water22. Innovation for new resources development23. Future of Sustainability and Resources Management