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- Organizational Perceptions on the Environmental Sustainability of Wastewater Treatment Units
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1 Department of Civil Engineering, Karpagam University, Coimbatore, IN
2 Department of Civil Engineering, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, Kottayam, Kerala, 686501, IN
1 Department of Civil Engineering, Karpagam University, Coimbatore, IN
2 Department of Civil Engineering, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, Kottayam, Kerala, 686501, IN
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International Journal of Environmental Engineering and Management, Vol 3, No 2 (2012), Pagination: 121-130Abstract
The optional use of resources and energy has become the prime benchmarks of ensuring environment sustainability in all the process. The wastewater treatment which is setup to eliminate the transfer of pollutants and other contaminated water in to the earth too have become the subject of intense suitability analysis. This process has become a necessary exercise considering the health and safety of the citizens. Lot of techniques have been adapted to asses the environmental sustainability of urban wastewater treatment systems. In the case of large organizational settings the sensitivity of organizations towards better environment is found to be one of the key factors that need to be explored to understand the organizational attitude towards sustainable organizational processes. In the developing country like India, the effective incorporation of sustainable development activities in the business process of organizations is slowly gaining acceptability. The wastewater treatment technology selection and its operation is one such domain where the organizations try to exhibit their environmental sensitivity. Most of the techniques have tried to identify the factors that they are very vital to explain the sustainabity of urban waste water treatment. But the existing research works are inadequate to identify the key factors that ensure the sustainabity for wastewater treatment units in a developing environment. As most the urban regions in the developing economies would be undergoing rapid growth, it is necessary to establish a clear framework that needed to be followed to ensure the sustainabity of those systems. The important aspects that are considered in the sustainability evaluation is the technology choice, energy demand in the treatment units, motivation to have the treatment units, human resource factors and economics of the process. Also this paper describes how four organizations from different sectors view the sensitivity of their wastewater treatment operations The results from this study would give necessary views on the interventions required for promotion of efficient technologies for better acceptability.Keywords
Sustainability, Environmental Sensitivity, Preparations, Wastewater TreatmentReferences
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- Cognitive Issues Observed in the Adoption of Guidelines for Earthquake-Resistant Masonry Construction
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1 Department of Civil Engineering, Government Engineering College, Trichur 680 009, IN
2 Department of Civil Engineering, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, Kottayam 686 501, IN
3 School of Civil Engineering, Karunya University, Coimbatore 641 114, IN
1 Department of Civil Engineering, Government Engineering College, Trichur 680 009, IN
2 Department of Civil Engineering, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, Kottayam 686 501, IN
3 School of Civil Engineering, Karunya University, Coimbatore 641 114, IN
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Current Science, Vol 117, No 4 (2019), Pagination: 690-692Abstract
The cognitive appreciation of seismic risk among the local population is one of the key drivers in the adoption of guidelines issued for earthquake-resistant masonry construction. The present study gives a broader perspective on the cognitive vulnerability that exists among the local population in understanding and adopting the proposed earthquake-resistant construction guidelines based on a detailed evaluation of the prevailing practices at two regions in Kerala, India. The exercise was carried out among 197 houses located in the above regions, which included both recently built homes and those with exposure to earlier earthquakes. The study highlights the need for evolving technology-supported intelligent interactions that would help the stakeholders take appropriate decisions on various disaster-resistant practices.Keywords
Construction Guidelines, Cognitive Vulnerability, Earthquake-Resistant Masonary, Seismic Safety.References
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