Sustainability

Character Education for 21st Century Global Citizens contains the papers presented at the 2nd International Conference on Teacher Education and Professional Development (InCoTEPD 2017), Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 20-21 October 2017.

Our world is changing fast.

As agroecology gains momentum in the international research-for-development arena, there is an urgent need for methods and tools to support the codesign and evaluation of agroecological systems and their transitions.

This book provides technical information on different biological and hybrid wastewater treatment systems for treatment of wastewater and reuse.

A circular economy is an alternative to a traditional linear economy (make, use, dispose) in which we keep resources in use for as long as possible, extract the maximum value from them whilst in use, then recover and regenerate products and materials at the end of each service life.

A firsthand, trench-view story of the failure of the modern environmental movementand an inspiring prescription for change.

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This book presents the contributions from the 2nd International Conference Engineering Innovations and Sustainable Development, held in Samara, Russia on April 20-21, 2023.

Environmental pollution is a worldwide concern now.

The book presents the history of water supply to Cape Town, leading up to the worst ever drought recorded, through political turmoil impacting on drought interventions and resulting in the adoption of an integrated water strategy.

This book provides readers with the most advanced research on bridge engineering structures and high performance concrete applications in China.

This book is part of a two-volume work that offers a unique blend of information on realistic evaluations of catalyst-based synthesis processes using green chemistry principles and the environmental sustainability applications of such processes for biomass conversion, refining, and petrochemical production.

This book discusses capital separation processes of industrial interest and explores the potential for substantial improvement offered by a promising class of substances: ionic liquids.

This proceedings volume constitutes peer-reviewed full-length papers contributed by the Authors and tailored on various thematic areas of the 1st International Conference on Sustainable Advanced Technologies for Environmental Management (SATEM - 2023).

This book presents new approaches to studying food webs, using practical and policy examples to demonstrate the theory behind ecosystem management decisions.

This book documents strategies for universities engaging sustainability challenges through the education of global citizens on topics such as climate change, habitat alteration, species loss, resource depletion and contamination, food access and sovereignty, economic equity, and energy use.

Guarding with Cork: A Sustainable Solution for Protection offers a detailed and comprehensive exploration of the numerous protective applications of cork-based materials.

The book provides readers with essential insights into key issues in connection with planning, developing and financing sustainable energy projects in China that are relevant for practitioners, investors and developers involved in the emerging sustainable energy sector.

This book presents papers from the 12th Cambridge Workshop on Universal Access and Assistive Technology (CWUAAT 2025), to be held in April 2025.

This book uses case studies to discuss consumer awareness of and education on sustainable fashion.

This book contains 35 papers from the Tourism Outlook Conference held in Lombok, Indonesia in July 2015.

Global warming is changing the world as we know it.

This book explores different dimensions of the field of corporate governance and social responsibility.

This book gathers the latest advances, innovations, and applications in the field of construction design and management, as presented by researchers and engineers at the International Conference Industrial and Civil Construction 2021, held in Belgorod, Russia, on January 18-19, 2021.

Taking a fresh new look at the energy industry and how the Earth's resources are being developed, the aim of this book is to aid engineers and scientists in attaining sustainability in this field, both from an economic and environmental perspective.

This book encompasses the structure, physical properties, production method, and bio degradability analysis of polylactic acid.

Water has become increasingly central to addressing multiple development and environmental objectives in the course of climate change.

The book provides a comprehensive review of the rapidly expanding and includes in-depth discussions on salinity resilience, sustainable production under climate change, how do plants resilience saline conditions?

The ultimate guide to creating, storing and utilizing lifesaving power in the most critical circumstances.

Growth in human consumption is the transcending problem of our times.

This book supplies both empirical evidence and scholarly analysis that exemplify successful innovation in South America in the field of sustainability education.

This book addresses quantitative assessment of forest governance and how local-level institutions work in governing efficient ways of forest resource management so that sustainable development of forest is ensured.

This book addresses the issue of smart and sustainable development in the Mediterranean (MED) region, a distinct part of the world, full of challenges and risks but also opportunities.

The global landscape of education has been reshaped by the COVID-19 pandemic, revealing the various challenges faced by countries worldwide.

This book includes peer reviewed articles from ICSFT-2024 held on 12 November at Jalandhar in India.

This book offers a profound exploration into our planet's intricate ecosystems, highlighting the urgent need for sustainable practices.

Unarguably, preserving the ecosystem, securing sustainability and understanding the dynamics of agro-food chains have all become vital policy objectives with several interlinked dimensions.

Air pollution policy is closely connected with climate change, public health, energy, transport, trade, and agriculture, and generally speaking, the Earth has been pushed to the brink and the damage is becoming increasingly obvious.

This book provides a breadth and depth of innovative and impactful research led by women investigators in the field of renewable energy.

This volume focuses on the most recent trends for greening analytical activities beginning with an introduction to green analytical chemistry followed by a discussion of green analytical chemistry metrics and life-cycle assessment approach to analytical method development.

The book "e;Building Climate Resilient Communities along Africa's Coasts: The Role of Mangroves"e; highlights the crucial role mangrove ecosystems play in enhancing climate resilience for coastal communities in Africa, which face rising sea levels, intensified storms, and habitat loss.

This book presents a number of innovative uses of fly ash.

Foundations for Sustainability: A Coherent Framework of Life-Environment Relations challenges existing assumptions on environmental issues and lays the groundwork for a new paradigm, bringing a greater understanding of what is needed to help create an environmentally and economically sustainable future, which to date has been an uphill battle and not an obvious choice.

Against the backdrop of the environmental impact of household electricity consumption and the history of cooling practices, Marlyne Sahakian considers how people keep cool, from Metro Manila to other mega-cities in Southeast Asia.

This book presents a fresh and original contribution to the debate on the policies and technologies needed to achieve a Greener Defence.

This book highlights the rightful role of citizens as per the constitution of the country for participation in Governance of a smart city using electronic means such as high speed fiber optic networks, the internet, and mobile computing as well as Internet of Things that have the ability to transform the dominant role of citizens and technology in smart cities.

This book focuses on many aspects of mass transfer dynamics of contamination in fractured media.

"e;Canadian sustainability expert Bob Willard, whp spent 34 years with IBM, offers a punchy, practical guide to leading change in your company in The Sustainability Champion's Guidebook.