CONTENTS Preface v Forewordvii Introduction xi I. Impact of Mining and Industrialisation on Biodiversity 1.The Environmental Impact of Gold Mining in the Asanti Region of Ghana 3 - Musah Yakubu 2. Impact of Industrialisation on Ecology and Human Health: A Case Study of Balco In Korba 25 - Mitashree Mitra 3. Impact of Globalization on Indian Sponge Iron Industry and Related Socio-Environmental Consequences 34 - Suraj Agarwal, Dr. Binayak Rath, Dr. Tarun Gupta II. Ecofriendly Technology and Promising Practices of Ecofriendly Industries 4. Pretreatment Technology: An Approaches for Effective Utilization of Lignocellulosic Biomass 53 - Nitin Verma Mukesh C. Bansal, Vivek Kumar 5. Eco-Friendly Initiatives of Century Cement; Replicable Promising Practices 74 - M.C. Gupta 6. Promising Ecofriendly Practices of Jindal Steel and Power Ltd.: An Appraisal 88 - A.K. Mukherji 7. Promising Practices of Ecofriendly Industries in Chhattisgarh: A Case Study of Balco 127 - Bhawnesh Bhatia 8. Promising Ecofriendly Practices of Bhilai Steel Plant 146 - H.R. Murty III. Ecomapping of Industries 9. Gis Based Ecomapping of Industries - A Potential Tool for Environmental Performance Analysis and Optimization 165 - B. Ganeshkumar, R. Gobinath, N. Mahendran IV. Industrialisation and Climate Change 10. Impact Of Degradation of Vegetation Cover on Quantum of Water Resources at Vizianagaram District, Andhra Pradesh, India 183 - Dr.T.Byragi Reddy, M. Vijaya Chandran, Dr. G.S.S.H.V.Prasad List of Contributors 193 Index 196