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This book includes nine chapters that detail recent advancements in environmental research. Chapter One studies the deposition of chemical elements in the territory of Kosovo using the technique of mosses as biomonitors. Chapter Two investigates how exposure time affects the moss uptake of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), compares different techniques for the determination of PAHs in moss samples, and provides an overview of advantages of moss over other biomonitors. Chapter Three provides an overview of rare earth element distribution in moss and soil samples collected from 67 sites in North Macedonia. Chapter Four explains the occurrence and remediation of acid mine drainage. Chapter Five includes a literature review concerning public-private partnerships in connection with environmental sustainability. Chapter Six quantifies pollutant emissions during commutes in Querétaro, Mexico. Chapter Seven investigates spatiotemporal drought monitoring using soil water in arid rangelands. Chapter Eight discusses the main factors controlling acid mine drainage generation and the various technologies applied for removal of toxic metals from acidic drainages. Finally, Chapter Nine proposes that hydroponics and environmental control using plant factories are effective methods for enhancing the functionality and utilization of prickly pear.

This book focuses on sustainable development in the tourism industry by providing an understanding of sustainability solutions implementation in the tourism industry. It introduces sustainable development concepts and principles, then provides an explanation of how these can be applied for a sustainable tourism industry. The book provides fundamental knowledge with an intermediate level of implications to understand its practices in tourism sectors. It also provides discussion on potentials and constraints for further development in dynamic and rapid change in world tourism development, especially when it comes to an aging society, digital disruption, and the uncertainty of pandemic conditions and future changes.

In this era of globalization, diversity in the business environment is about more than gender, race and ethnicity. It now includes employees with diverse religious and political beliefs, education, socioeconomic backgrounds, sexual orientation, cultures and even disabilities. Companies are discovering that, by supporting and promoting a diverse and inclusive workplace, they are gaining benefits that go beyond the optics. There is no industry left where artificial intelligence is not used in some capacity. Considering the pace at which AI, machine learning and deep learning have been developing in recent years, it is expected that AI will profoundly modify the way we live and work. One of the areas in which this paradigm may stand out in the future is related todiversity and inclusionwithin companies. AI can detect potential bias and prejudice in decision-making by simulating intelligent behaviour, potentially reducing trends and prejudices that could hinder organizations'' ability to recruit diversely and inclusively.