Environmental Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
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atmosphere and oceans leading to changes in the
earth's climate due to anthropogenic factors and
other causes.
Traditional Knowledge:
Knowledge gained
through tradition or anecdote; historical informa-
tion passed about social, cultural and environmen-
tal lore through legend.
ICT:
Term now widely used to cover all the
computing and telecommunications in an insti-
tution, whether used for research, teaching or
administration.
Geographic Information System:
As com-
plex system of hardware and software technologies
used for storage, retrieval, mapping, and analysis
of geographic and spatial data.
Innovation:
A process of generating ideas and
developing them into new or improved products,
services, or business processes.
Sustainable Development:
To achieve a rea-
sonable and equitable distribution of economic
well being in society that can be perpetuated
continuously for many human generations through
use of natural resources in a renewable manner.
Civil Society:
A collective group of stakehold-
ers comprising of civic, grass roots, and social
service based organizations and citizens working
outside the domain of the state in promoting a
common good for society.
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KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
Ecosystem:
A space or a system which allows
dynamic interaction between plants, animals, mi-
croorganisms, life forms, and their environment
working together as a unit for natural processes
to function.
Climate Change:
Observed and projected
increases in the average temperature of Earth's
