Sustainability

This book focuses on the use of natural fiber composites (NFCs) in the automotive industry.

This unique reference gathers numerous new studies examining specific, prominent high-rise buildings around the world.

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 3rd International Scientific Conference EcoComfort and Current Issues of Civil Engineering, held in Lviv, Ukraine on September 14-16, 2022.

The book explores how architectural, engineering and construction (AEC) firms have been adapting and changing to effectively address key environmental challenges, focusing on Life Cycle Thinking and related methodologies (Life Cycle Assessments and Life Cycle Costing).

This book provides an overview of the environmental problems that arise from construction activity, focusing on refurbishment as an alternative to the current crisis in the construction sector, as well as on measures designed to minimize the effects on the environment.

Here, expert authors delineate approaches that can support both decision makers as well as their concerned populations in overcoming unwarranted fears and in elaborating policies based on scientific evidence.

This book provides a comprehensive understanding of the linkages between business and society by addressing key issues in corporate social responsibility (CSR), sustainability, ethics and governance.

The book focuses on efficiency analysis in enterprises and describes a broader supply-chain context to support improved sustainability.

This book contains selected papers presented during technical and plenary sessions at the World Renewable Energy Congress, the world's premier conference on renewable energy and sustainable development.

This book provides a rich overview and takes a closer look at the current state of theory and practice in the field of sustainable business models.

This multidisciplinary handbook explores concrete case studies which illustrate how sustainability science and research can contribute to the realization of the goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

This book explores cutting-edge topics on hydrogen and fuel cell technologies in aviation.

This book explains how and where copper and fossil fuels were formed and the likely future for the extraction of copper and coal.

The purpose of this book is to study the association of corporate environmental responsibility (CER) with financial performance, capital structure, innovative activities, corporate risk, working capital management and accounting quality.

This book reviews advanced techniques for the determination of pesticide residues, with focus on extraction, detectors and cleaning protocols.

This book introduces the influence and impacts of green economy and green growth on sustainable economic development.

This book explores the role of scientific evidence within United Nations (UN) deliberation by examining the negotiation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), endorsed by Member States in 2015.

This book is aimed at developing sustainability competences through pedagogical approaches by comparing 15 case studies from 12 countries in 4 continents (Africa, America, Australia, and Europe) analysing how Sustainable Development (SD) is being taught in their courses, which competences are being developed, and which pedagogical approaches are being used to develop the competences.

This book explores the growing spatial inequality in contemporary cities, and the opportunity of reframing the role of public open space as a tool of inclusion in a context of an increasing economic gap between the urban poor and rich.

This book provides a critique of over two decades of sustained effort to infuse educational systems with education for sustainable development.

This book incorporates a wealth of research focused on the more and more urgent challenges that urban planning and architectural design all over the world must cope with: from climate change to environmental decay, from an increasing urban population to an increasing poverty.

This text provides an important overview of the contributions of edible insects to ecological sustainability, livelihoods, nutrition and health, food culture and food systems around the world.

This contributed volume contains the conference proceedings of the Simulation of Urban Mobility (SUMO) conference 2015, Berlin.

This book focuses on the emergence of COVID-19 and climate change as twin mega risks to cities of both developed and developing countries.

This book, as a part of a series of CERES publications, provides a multi-regional and cross-sectoral analysis of food and water security, especially in the era of climate risks, biodiversity loss, pressure on scarce resources, especially land and water, increasing global population, and changing dietary preferences.

This books presents the curricula necessary for sustainability in higher education.

This multidisciplinary book brings together medical, management, and architectural disciplines in order to formulate new approaches to the programming, planning, and design of healthcare facilities that will improve the quality of healthcare systems in rapidly developing countries, respecting local culture.

This book includes the proceedings of the Responsible Engineering and Living 2022 Symposium and Industry Summit.

Evaluating building materials for environmental sustainability is a complex prospect.

This book presents valuable and recent lessons learned regarding the links between natural resources management, from a Socio-Ecological perspective, and the biodiversity conservation in Mexico.

This book contains selected papers presented during the World Renewable Energy Congress (WREC) 2020 at the Instituto Superior Tecnico in Lisbon.

Much of the earth's population is dependent on agriculture as it provides food for their sustenance.

This book offers a comprehensive introduction to the different emerging concepts in the innovative area of sustainability and digital technology.

Urban planners across the world are faced with sustainable development issues in their work, especially when they are tasked with creating green cities or where sustainable and smart growth in urban settings are set as primary goals.

This book illustrates innovative support-decision models, methods, and advanced automation and robotic technologies aimed at enhancing the overall performance of Warehousing and Material Handling (WMH) in terms of time and space efficiency, service levels, labor safety, and ergonomics.

The book is a collection of chapters discussing the Sustainable Development Goals in the broader context of Islamic finance along with mapping the SDGs with Maqasid Al-Shariah.

This book summarizes recent progress in cellulose chemistry.

This book seeks to revise and challenge the roles and traditional realms of influence that national and local governments, and businesses at a critical juncture in terms of achieving sustainable development, faces when tackling the dual challenges of climate change and post-COVID recovery.

This proceedings book focuses on advanced technologies to monitor and model urban soils, vegetation and climate, including internet of things, remote sensing, express and non-destructive techniques.

This book focuses on the complex topic of "e;Energy Transition with Economic Justice"e; and highlights research presented during the American Solar Energy Society's National Solar Conference (ASES SOLAR 2022) held at the University of New Mexico.

This monograph adresses the challenge of the environmental assessment of leightweight electric vehicles.

This book discusses the challenges related to climate change mitigation and adaptation.

This book brings together contributions from groundwater researchers and scientists on underground water resources in Egypt's deserts.

Applying a trans-disciplinary approach, this book provides a comprehensive, research-based guide to understanding, implementing, and strengthening sustainable community health in diverse international settings.

This book shows how the change of water paradigm has become urgent, and provides evidence for new policies that expand water balance to green and virtual water.

This book explores different aspects of entrepreneurship from both an academic and a commercial point of view.

This book presents the proceedings of the INternational CongRess on Engineering and Sustainability in the XXI cEntury - INCREaSE 2017, which was held in Faro, Portugal, from October 11 to 13, 2017.

This Guide is based on several decades of author's research and practical experience in the areas of process optimization, ventilation and energy conservation in welding shops of auto manufacturing and maintenance facilities.

This book discusses the innovative and efficient technological solutions for sustainable smart societies in terms of alteration in industrial pollution levels, the effect of reduced carbon emissions, green power management, ecology, and biodiversity, the impact of minimal noise levels and air quality influences on human health.

This book examines the promise of High Speed Rail (HSR) technologies to win market share from carbon-intensive air transport through the strategic optimization of rail productivity and efficiency.