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Principles of Environmental Engineering
Environmental engineering is the practice of intentionally altering an environment or environmental process for a specific purpose. While ponds created by beaver dams are an example of environmental engineering occurring in the natural environment, as a human activity, environmental engineering has a long history. Generally, scientific theories and principles are applied in an effort to minimize negative effects from human activities and maximize benefit to human society. Environmental engineers thus often tread a fine line between the needs of humans and the needs of the natural environment.
Environmental engineering is a multidisciplinary field, often seen as a subdiscipline of or adjunct to civil and chemical engineering. It involves the sciences of chemistry, biology, physics, ecology, geology, hydrology, hydraulics, microbiology, and mathematics, as well as the many subtopics in these sciences. This latest volume in Salem Press’s Principles of Science series contains a curated collection of approximately 125 articles that provide a comprehensive overview of this field, solidly grounded in specific technical topics and supplemented with key individuals and thought leaders in the history of human environmental engineering as well as case studies and the ethical dilemmas of controversial projects.
This volume provides readers with the necessary information to learn about and fully understand the major concepts of environmental engineering. This volume will be a welcome addition to high school and undergraduate libraries and environmental science collections of all sizes.
