Sustainability

This book gives a special emphasis to state-of-the-art descriptions of approaches, methods, initiatives, and projects from universities, stakeholders, organizations, and civil society across the world, regarding cross-cutting issues in sustainable development.

In a fast-changing, globalising world, the teaching and implementation of a curriculum for Education for Sustainability (EfS) has been a challenge for many teachers.

This book addresses key aspects of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and explores them from a variety of perspectives in a case study on the Marange diamond mines in Zimbabwe.

An analysis of the normative prerequisites for addressing the challenges of democratic earth system governance in the Anthropocene.

Traditionally, the public sector has been responsible for the provision of all public goods necessary to support sustainable urban development, including public infrastructure such as roads, parks, social facilities, climate mitigation and adaptation, and affordable housing.

This book presents a detailed exploration into the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT), an enterprise concerned with finding and communicating sustainable ways of living, established in Wales in 1973.

Two hundred years ago, Sir Stamford Raffles established the modern settlement of Singapore with the intent of seeing it become 'a great commercial emporium and fulcrum'.

A scarcity of natural resources.

Service learning brings together students, academics and the community whereby all become teaching resources, problem solvers and partners.

Das Buch zeigt anhand von strategischen Frameworks sowie Best-Practice-Beispielen, wie Unternehmen durch die Nutzung von Digitalisierung ihre Nachhaltigkeitsstrategie positiv beeinflussen können.

This book analyses the potential socio-economic and environmental impacts of the Initiative for Regional Infrastructure Integration in South America (IIRSA), a continent-wide programme.

This book is an outcome of the 33rd International Conference EnviroInfo 2019, held at the University of Kassel, Germany.

Forty years since the first UN Conference on the Human Environment was held in Stockholm, how has the situation changed?

The aim of this edited volume is to bring together the views of expert academics and practitioners on the latest regulatory developments in sustainable finance in Europe.

Healthcare facilities, medical laboratories and biomedical research facilities generate large amounts of biomedical waste.

In a fast-changing, globalising world, the teaching and implementation of a curriculum for Education for Sustainability (EfS) has been a challenge for many teachers.

The book addresses the vital and interwoven areas of energy, environment, and the economy within the field of sustainability research.

This book provides detailed information on the methods and techniques that can be used to process coir, cocopeat and other coconut byproducts for developing various bioproducts.

The implementation of sustainability initiatives on campuses is an essential component of promoting sustainability in the higher education context.

This book provides information that facilitates integrated climate actions in cities, leveraging disruptive technologies, business models, policies, financing, and leadership solutions.

HIGHGROVE: A GARDEN CELEBRATED is a commemoration of the beautiful, mature gardens planned and planted by The Prince of Wales over thirty years ago.

This book conceptualises and illustrates temporary appropriation as an urban phenomenon, exploring its contributions to citizenship, urban social sustainability and urban health.

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.

The impact of the digital transformation on countries' sustainable development is increasinglydiscussed in both theory and practice.

This important book on Land Education offers critical analysis of the paths forward for education on Indigenous land.

This insightful text presents a guide to video distribution networks (VDNs), providing illuminating perspectives on reducing power consumption in IP-based video networks from an authoritative selection of experts in the field.

This book describes the contributing aspects of contemporary developments related to sustainable agricultural resources and assessment of sustainable agriculture in developing nations.

The word sustainability shares its root with sustenance.

This book gathers and disseminates opinions, viewpoints, studies, forecasts, and practical projects which illustrate the various pathways sustainability research and practice may follow in the future, as the  world recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic and prepares itself to the possibilities of having to cope with similar crisis, a product of the Inter-University  Sustainable Development Research Programme (IUSDRP) https://www.

This book highlights the potential of school farms to fight hunger and malnutrition by providing access to locally produced, fresh, and healthy food as well as providing young students with educational opportunities to learn, interact with nature, and develop their skills.

For over a century, field stations have been important entryways for scientists to study and make important discoveries about the natural world.

Resilience is a term that is gaining currency in conservation and sustainable development, though its meaning and value in this context is yet to be defined.

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This book gathers the latest advances, innovations, and applications in the field of effective methods of calculation, resource-saving technologies and advanced materials in civil and environmental engineering, as presented by leading international researchers and engineers at the XVII International Scientific Conference Current Issues of Civil and Environmental Engineering "e;Lviv- Kosice - Rzeszow"e;, held in Lviv, Ukraine on September 11-13, 2019.

Offers an interdisciplinary exploration of resilience in agriculture, and implications for producers seeking to adapt to change and uncertainty.

This book summarizes the achievements and experience of the Yangtze River rehabilitation and protection, analyzes the new situation and requirements of the Yangtze River rehabilitation and protection, and discusses the main issues and their solution alternatives for the Yangtze River rehabilitation and protection efforts.

Exploring the range and utility of high-pressure solvent systems across a variety of different chemical applications, this book brings together recent advances in supercritical technology and other pressurised-solvent systems.

This student version of the popular bestseller, Life Cycle Assessment Handbook, is not a watered-down version of the original, but retains all of the important information and valuable lessons provided in the first book, along with helpful problems and solutions for the student learning about Life Cycle Assessment (LCA).

First published in 2007, this book examines the designs of seventeen architecture and design schools and answers questions such as: How has architectural education evolved and what is its future?

We only have one planet, and its climate and ecosystem are essential to our survival.

Globally, environmental impact assessment (EIA) is one of the most enduring and influential environmental management tools.

This book presents a thorough analysis of the innovative food commons approach in relation to the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).

You will never look at your cell phone, TV, or computer the same way after reading this book.

Sustainability Assessment is a comprehensive compilation of all the known policy factors related to sustainability.

This book is a compilation of recent developments in land, ecosystem, and water management in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro.

The book aims to provide city administrators and planners with a tool to accompany them in experimenting with the regeneration of no longer used parts of the built heritage, called leftovers, by adopting an innovative approach.

This book addresses the overarching theme of promoting inclusive and sustainable development through twelve contributions that discuss perspectives from emerging economies and policies for a better world.