Sustainability

Water scarcity and the need for ecological sustainability have led to the introduction of treated waste water as an additional water resource in the national water resource management plans of Mediterranean countries.

Recent advances in the industrial application and industrial development of seaweeds are important in addressing the world's growing needs for healthy nutrients.

This is an analytical assessment of how the government can accelerate development and deployment of energy technologies, for researchers and policy makers.

This volume is a vital contribution to conversations about urban sustainability, looking beyond the propaganda to explore its consequences for everyday life.

Maximizing reader insights into the strategic value of mass retrofits in the residential property sector through a detailed case study analysis of the 'Hackbridge project', this book uses this development to broaden understanding of how planners may perform urban regeneration in accordance with a centralized plan.

This academic book critically examines the concept of sustainable futures and its interdependence with the policy framework of Green New Deals.

The lectures in this book provide graduate students and non-specialist researchers with a concise introduction to the concepts and formalism required to reduce the ten-dimensional string theories to the observable four-dimensional space-time - a procedure called string compactification.

This book presents detailed discussions concerning the environmental footprints of various packaging systems and materials, life cycle assessments of packaging, sustainable design of various packaging systems and materials, as well as the biodegradation of various packaging materials.

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This book highlights various dimensions of human habitats in 21st Century India.

The Social Protection Floor Initiative promotes universal access to essential social transfers and services.

The Brown Goose, the White Case Knife, Ora's Speckled Bean, Radiator Charlie's Mortgage Lifter-these are just a few of the heirloom fruits and vegetables you'll encounter in Bill Best's remarkable history of seed saving and the people who preserve both unique flavors and the Appalachian culture associated with them.

This book primarily focuses on constraints and solutions for energy and electric power development.

Am Fallbeispiel der Volkswagen AG Nachhaltigkeit werden erstmalig auf der Grundlage eines sozialtheoretisch inspirierten Mehrebenen-Analysemodells die Wahrnehmungen und Zuschreibungen von Unternehmensverantwortung (Corporate Responsibility) durch 33 nichtmarktliche Stakeholder aus den drei Bezugsgruppen Wissenschaft und Forschung, Politik und Verbände sowie NGOs untersucht.

Volume II presents the latest advances in catalytic hydrodeoxygenation and other transformations of some cellulosic platform chemicals to high value-added products.

The role of HRM in developing sustainable business organizations is increasingly attracting attention.

Gerhard Brankatschk provides solutions for methodological limitations of agricultural Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs).

This book is mainly based on the results of the EU-funded UE-FP7 Project EnCoRe, which aimed to characterize the key physical and mechanical properties of a novel class of advanced cement-based materials incorporating recycled powders and aggregates and/or natural ingredients in order to allow partial or even total replacement of conventional constituents.

How moving beyond GDP will improve well-being and sustainabilityNever before in human history have we produced so much data, and this empirical revolution has shaped economic research and policy profoundly.

This book develops and applies an integrated socio-economic assessment of multi-use offshore platforms in European marine locations.

The 2022 Congress on Research, Development, and Innovation in Renewable Energies (CIDiER 2022) promotes international collaboration on ideas and dialogue around climate change solutions through research and development that leads to clean energy innovation via renewable energies.

This book develops a whole strategy for decision-making, with the full participation of the decision-maker and utilizing continuous feedback.

This book explores the role of renewable energy sources in driving sustainable development, with a focus on their circular use in achieving environmental efficiency and an energy balance.

Current and expanding human activities are moving us towards ever deeper unsustainability.

The ultimate guide to streamlining your life.

This book examines the politics of rural development with special reference to watershed development interventions in the desert province of Rajasthan in India.

World Energy Handbook presents an overview of the energy systems of selected countries in Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Europe.

In today's economy and in response to the growing awareness of how much damage has been done to the environment in the past, people cannot afford to delay considering ways they can build or remodel their homes to ensure they are green and resource-friendly.

Das komplexe und undurchsichtige deutsche Steuerrecht hat neben der klassischen Steuerhinterziehung den Boden bereitet für moralisch verwerfliche Steuervermeidung und hochkriminellen Steuerraub.

This vintage book contains a complete guide to keeping goats, with information on breeds, housing, milking, and all other aspects.

This edited volume examines the multiple dimensions of sustainability in the Circumpolar North, a territory facing unprecedented environmental and social challenges at the start of the 21st century.

Sustainability is part of every aspect of our life, with climate concerns shaping the future.

This book focuses on international research in flood-related areas and sustainable management.

The definitive work on business strategy for sustainability by the most authoritative voice in the conversation.

This book collects selected high quality articles submitted to the 2nd International Conference on Natural Fibers (ICNF2015).

Sustainable Banking introduces business leaders and students to the many ways in which financial institutions can manage their environmental and social impact and meet the needs of the current generation without compromising the needs of future generations.

Analyzing the self-sufficient Danish island of Samso, this book explains sustainability through a bio-geophysical understanding of how to best use society's limited resources to achieve true sustainability.

In this updated edition of a groundbreaking text, concepts such as energy return on investment (EROI) provide powerful insights into the real balance sheets that drive our "e;petroleum economy.

The book deals with the present state and problems of integrated pest management (IPM) as relating to stakeholder acceptance of IPM and how IPM can become a sustainable practice.

This book covers the latest advances in sustainable waste management and focuses on its implementation to mitigate water and air pollution, recycle and reuse raw material, and refine valuable metals.

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This book includes selected papers from the International Conference on Recent Developments in Sustainable Infrastructure (ICRDSI-2020) and consists of themes pertaining to structural engineering and construction technology and management.

Chemistry is considered to be one of the prime causes of environmental pollution and degradation.

Inspired by the WBCSD Vision 2050 in which "e;all people live well within the limits of the planet"e;, this book asks how do we achieve this bold ambition?

This book will address the importance of the soil management concept, vis-a-vis chemical fertilizer use on soil.