14th International Conference on Environmental Science and Development (ICESD2023), 1st ed. 2024 Environmental Science and Engineering Series

This book is proposed to be a collection of excellently peer-reviewed research from the 2023 14th International Conference on Environmental Science and Development (ICESD 2023), which will be held during May 25-27, 2023, in Xiamen, China. ICESD 2023 will gather innovative academics and industrial experts to a common forum to facilitate the exchange of scientific information and its application in the field of Environmental Science and Sustainable Development. Particularly, a large amount of the research is related to the Water Governance Programme which is an initiative as developed by the China International Center for Economic and Technical Exchanges, United Nations Development Programme, and Coca-Cola China. 

Recently, effects of energy crisis, water scarcity, environmental pollution, climate change, COVID-19 pandemic, and their interactions on eco-environment and health have caused extraordinary risks in socio-economic and environmental systems (SEE). Such risks feature dynamic, uncertain, and interactive characteristics. In order to tackle these risks, cutting-edge technologies, including both experimental approaches and modeling ones, are desired urgently. Particularly, nature-based solutions will be developed to help achieve net-zero emission and United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. In addition, data-driven and AI-based methodologies will be developed to facilitate policy analysis of SEE under New Normal scenarios. Furthermore, the combinations of multiple approaches are expected to support the enhancement of SEE resilience in a post-pandemic future. Consequently, ICESD 2023 will include presentations in the field of Water Resources Management, Wastewater Treatment, Drinking Water Safety, Energy and Environmental Systems Analysis, Air Pollution Control, Solid Waste Management, Sustainable Development, Ecosystem Restoration, Climate Change Adaptation, and Socio-economic and Environmental Management. Excellent papers related to these topics would be enclosed in this proposed book.

Water resources management.- Wastewater treatment and drinking water safety.- Air pollution control.- Solid waste control.- Ecosystem management and sustainable development.

Dr. Gordon Huang is Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Energy and Environment and Executive Director of the Institute for Energy, Environment and Sustainable Communities at the University of Regina, Canada. He holds B.Sc. from Peking University (China), M.Sc. from Simon Fraser University (Canada), and Ph.D. from McMaster University (Canada). Since 1990s, Huang has led over 150 research projects, produced over 800 peer-refereed international journal papers (with an SCI-based H-index of 51 in Science Citation Index under Thomson Reuters' Web of Science), and supervised over 100 master’s/Ph.D. students (with degrees awarded). Over 20 Huang's Ph.D. graduates were appointed as Faculty Members at universities in Canada, USA, China, and Singapore. He is Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering and President of the International Society for Environmental Information Sciences. He also acts as Editor-in-Chief for Journal of Environmental Informatics and serves the United Nations Development Programme as Chief Scientist for a program of Rural Water Resources Management and Drinking Water Safety. His pioneering work in environmental risk management has been recognized as a significant innovation and has influenced government and business approaches for tackling environmental challenges and formulating related policies.  

Dr. Yongping Li is Professor at Beijing Normal University, China. She received her M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Regina, Canada. Her research interests involve in energy and environmental systems analysis, environmental pollution control, water resources management, and decision-making under uncertainty. Dr. Li has led or involved in over 50 energy- and environment-related research projects supported by industrial, governmental, and international organizations. She has produced over 350 peer-refereed international journal papers (with an SCI-based H-index of 40 in Science Citation Index under Thomson Reuters’ Web of Scie