Sustainability

This book stems from a four-year experience of a Training Programme addressing members of several Chinese governmental Institutions which, given the moment of extremely intense and fast development of their country, consider the issues of environment and sustainable growth among the foremost priorities.

In the COVID 19 post-pandemic era, sustainable financial systems are increasingly getting the attention they deserve, and policymakers are now moving toward investment and financing decisions based on sustainable development.

Natural products are used by the food, pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries, and extraction technologies and potential applications for plant extracts are of interest to many industrial sectors.

Mobile Learning in Schools explores the potential for using mobile devices in diverse school and college settings around the globe.

A comprehensive resource for higher education professionals interested in sustainability pedagogy In The Wiley Handbook of Sustainability in Higher Education Learning and Teaching, a team of distinguished researchers delivers an insightful reference for higher education professionals seeking to embed sustainability in learning and teaching.

This is an invitation to readers to ponder universal questions about human relations with rivers and water for the precarious times of the Anthropocene.

Responding to the issues and challenges of teaching and learning about climate change from a science education-based perspective, this book is designed to serve as an aid for educators as they strive to incorporate the topic into their classes.

This book is a result of the 4th UNESCO-UNITWIN Symposium that took place in Seoul, Korea, on May 25 and 26, 2021.

In No Standard Oil, environmental policy expert Deborah Gordon examines the widely varying climate impacts of global oils and gases, and proposes solutions to cut greenhouse gas emissions in this sector while making sustainable progress in transitioning to a carbon-free energy future.

This is a book that tackles the most important issue of our age in a highly informative, accessible and engaging way.

This book reveals the intricacies of the Indian education system, especially those that surged in the past decade.

Partnerships are often implemented in various ways, often without considering the impact, process or systemic performance and governance level of the partnership itself.

This edited volume surveys how current local governance policies and development strategies across Africa and the Middle east are advancing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

This book introduces basic and practical information on fertigation to researchers, extension agents and growers.

This SpringerBrief brings together a series of studies that delve into the details of French and Israeli green building practices and tell a tale of two countries which deviates considerably from what first impressions might suggest.

This book is part of a five-volume set that explores sustainability in textile industry practices globally.

This book gathers high-quality research papers presented at the 2nd AUE international research conference, AUEIRC 2018, which was organized by the American University in the Emirates, Dubai, and held on November 13th-15th, 2018.

The first comprehensive study evaluating the comparative performance of national environmental policies.

This book critically considers what various Asian philosophies can contribute to a more substantive discourse on sustainability education and educational philosophy.

The book presents the experiences, complexities, and contradictions of the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals in Brazil so far.

The Anthropocene is an authoritative desk-top reference work for students of geography, the environment and sustainability.

This 2006 book controversially argues that fossil fuels will play a key role in a sustainable energy system.

Spain is facing an increasingly difficult situation in terms of water stress.

This book is intended to be a practical introduction to sustainability reporting and communications that begins by discussing material legal and regulatory considerations and the some of the major sustainability reporting frameworks and then continues with detailed illustrations of how companies might create and distribute their sustainability reports and develop and implement their CSR communications strategies.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of advanced digital disruptive technologies that can be used or currently used in Construction, and Smart Infrastructures.

The Asia and the Pacific region is actively seeking ways to optimise the use and availability of its natural resources, which have been contributing to environmental degradation and hindering its sustainable development.

Our economic welfare and social well-being depend on our mobility.

Globally we are being confronted by the depletion of many natural resources as a result of unsustainable use and increasing global population.

Are we making the best use of water?

Proposes an new strategy for the beyond-GDP community which aims to replace the economic paradigm centred on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2030.

With Asia's cities undergoing unprecedented growth in the 21st century, lauded the 'urban century' by many, Sustainable Cities in Asia provides a timely examination of the challenges facing cities across the continent including some of the projects, approaches and solutions that are currently being tested.

This complete guide to the evaluation, selection, and use of sustainable materials in the landscape features strategies to minimize environmental and human health impacts of conventional site construction materials as well as green materials.

While the booming humanitarian sector faces daunting challenges, humanitarian economics emerges as a new field of study and practice--one that encompasses the economics and political economy of war, disaster, terrorism and humanitarianism.

Both Taiwan and China are extremely populous nations that, due to population pressures and continuing high growth levels, have experienced challenges in sustainable development.

This book explores the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and sustainability in healthcare, focusing on how AI technologies are transforming medical practices while promoting environmentally responsible operations.

This book argues that close and disciplined scrutiny of the Asian megacity regions is of critical importance to understanding Asian urbanization.

This professional book introduces an analytical framework of urban informality perspectives in the Middle East that is aligned with the Global South.

The book starts with an overview of the role of cities in climate change and environmental pollution worldwide, followed by the concept description of smart cities and their expected features, focusing on green technology innovation.

This book discovers what it will take to reindustrialize the previous industrial powerhouses in order to offset the advantages of cheap labor suppliers dominating the industrial sector by exploring the current situation of the production, processing, and manufacturing industries.

This book is devoted to sewage sludge, its sustainable management, and its use and implications on soil fertility and crop production.

This book gathers the latest innovations and applications in the field of resource-saving technologies and advanced materials in civil and environmental engineering, as presented by leading international researchers and engineers at the 4th International Scientific Conference EcoComfort and Current Issues of Civil Engineering, held in Lviv, Ukraine, on September 11-13, 2024.

Why our economy is cheating the future-and what we can do about itThe world's leading economies are facing not just one but many crises.

A case study that profiles the best practices for sustainable development, indigenous human rights, and conflict resolution, providing original insights into Latin American environmental and development politics.

In Greener Future: Building Sustainable Tourism Communities, a diverse array of contributors addresses the need for innovative and practical solutions for creating sustainable tourism communities.

This interdisciplinary book incorporates various aspects of environment, ecology, and natural disaster management including cognitive informatics and computing.

'An inspiring rallying cry for activists everywhere to work together to build a just, ecosocialist future' - Grace BlakeleyTime is up.

WHY THIS BOOK?

This book provides an introduction to the state of sustainability education in Asia.