Author: Nolberto Munier
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9781402035579
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 460
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This book develops a supporting structure for sustainable development, following a natural set of steps to reach an established goal. It provides the tools to navigate this Road to a Better Future by explaining concepts, giving ideas, proposing methods, and suggesting actions. To illustrate the utilization of techniques there are many examples, applied to a variety of activities, and to wrap up concepts, the last chapter is dedicated to the analysis of a community in search of a sustainable environment. A thematic index has been designed to help a person quickly find information on relevant topics.
Author: Federico M. Pulselli
Publisher: WIT Press
ISBN: 184564140X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 225
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Is the concept of sustainability strongly founded on solid scientific bases? And can this elusive concept be introduced in the economic framework and embodied in people's behavior as well as public and private institutions' decision making? This book presents a view of sustainability that starts from the acknowledgment of physical conditions and limits that humans can no longer neglect. It also includes some epistemological foundations of the concept of sustainability and historical backgrounds. The view is optimistic to the extent that economics, the compass of our industrial society, is open to inputs and suggestions coming from outside orthodox schemes. Transdisciplinary science is one key element of such a change, and this book is a transdisciplinary project.In the field of the criticism to GDP as an omni-comprehensive instrument, the book also describes the methodology of the Index of Sustainable Economic Welfare (ISEW), proposed by H. Daly and John Cobb in 1989. They proposed some revisions to the System of National Accounts and GDP in order to add information for policy makers towards sustainability. Starting with consumption, some adjustments are proposed to allow for inequality of income distribution, environmental problems (such as pollution costs, long term environmental damage, depletion of non-renewable resources) and social issues (such as commuting costs, urbanization costs, public expenditure for health and education). Computations for different nations have shown that ISEW increases together with increasing GDP up to a point, beyond which it stagnates or even decreases, due to the environmental and social pressure of economic growth. The ISEW is a feasible calculation and some experiments at the local level in Italy are presented. Advances in integrating different sustainability indicators (both economic-based and physical-based) are also presented as well as their use under a sustainability viewpoint.
Author: Takashi Mino
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 9811390614
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 196
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This open access book offers both conceptual and empirical descriptions of how to “frame” sustainability challenges. It defines “framing” in the context of sustainability science as the process of identifying subjects, setting boundaries, and defining problems. The chapters are grouped into two sections: a conceptual section and a case section. The conceptual section introduces readers to theories and concepts that can be used to achieve multiple understandings of sustainability; in turn, the case section highlights different ways of comprehending sustainability for researchers, practitioners, and other stakeholders. The book offers diverse illustrations of what sustainability concepts entail, both conceptually and empirically, and will help readers become aware of the implicit framings in sustainability-related discourses. In the extant literature, sustainability challenges such as climate change, sustainable development, and rapid urbanization have largely been treated as “pre-set,” fixed topics, while possible solutions have been discussed intensively. In contrast, this book examines the framings applied to the sustainability challenges themselves, and illustrates the road that led us to the current sustainability discourse.
Author: Zul Hakim Jumat
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3031133021
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 380
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The recent unprecedented economic downturn and global supply chain disruption by the COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating the urgency for sustainable financing infrastructure that is agile, adaptable, and transformable. Sustainability and the 4th Industrial Revolution are about more than just technology-driven change; it is an opportunity to help everyone, including leaders, policymakers and people from all income groups and nations, to navigate industry disruptions and transitioning to a new normal by harnessing converging technologies in order to create an inclusive, human-centered future. The edited volume provides critical discussions on reframing the Islamic finance approach to sustainability and socio-economic development in the post-pandemic era. It highlights how selected Islamic finance tools alongside FinTech can not only ensure financial sustainability but also promote socio-economic policies that will aid the much-desired value and impact creation in the economy. The book focuses its analysis on the following three areas: reframing Islamic finance sustainability and socio-economic development; innovative Islamic financial tools for sustainable and socio-economic impact; and the role of FinTech in the road to sustainability. The edited volume will be of interest to scholars, researchers, and students of Islamic finance, sustainability, and financial technology.
Author: Alexander Gillespie
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019881951X
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 305
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Prior to the Industrial Revolution. Before Humanity ; Before Antiquity ; Antiquity ; The Middle Ages ; From the Reformation to the Enlightenment -- The Nineteenth Century. Economic Growth ; Social Concerns ; Population Growth ; Habitat Loss ; Species Loss ; Air Pollution ; Climate Change ; Fresh Water Conservation ; Human Waste ; Municipal Waste ; Poisons ; Civil Society -- The First Half of the Twentieth Century. Before the First World War ; The Context after the First World War ; The Great Depression ; The Social Context ; Population Growth ; Habitat ; Species ; Fresh Water Management ; Air Pollution ; New and Old Pollutants ; Desertification -- Between the Second World War and 1970. Economic Growth ; Social Context ; Trade ; International Development ; Development and the Developing World ; Population Growth ; Habitat Loss ; Endangered Species ; Non-carbon-based Energy ; Air Pollution ; Climate Change and Ozone Considerations ; Fresh Water Conservation ; Ocean Pollution ; Waste Management ; New Pollutants ; The Communist Experience ; Civil Society -- From 1970 to 1990. Trade ; Debt ; Collapse ; Aid ; Transnational Corporations ; Sustainable Development ; Population Growth ; Habitat ; Species ; Air Pollution ; Ozone Depletion ; Climate Change ; Fresh Water Management ; Ocean Pollution ; Nuclear and Industrial Accidents ; Waste ; New Pollutants ; Civil Society -- The 1990s. The Economic and Social Side ; Debt ; Corruption ; Overseas Assistance ; Trade ; Transnational Corporations ; Sustainable Development ; Population Growth ; Habitat Loss ; Biodiversity Loss ; Fisheries ; Non-carbon-based Energy ; Climate Change ; Air Pollution ; Ocean Pollution ; Fresh Water Conservation ; Population Participation ; The Ethical Consumer -- The Twenty-first Century: The Economic and Social Context. Human Progress ; Goals for the Millennium and Sustainable Development ; Poverty ; Inequality ; Growth ; Trade ; Overseas Development Assistance ; Corruption ; Debt ; Transnational Corporations ; The Ethical Consumer -- The Twenty-first Century: Environment. Population Growth ; Famine ; Habitat Loss ; Biodiversity Loss ; Unsustainable Fisheries ; Climatic Change ; Alternative Energy ; Air Pollution ; Fresh Water Conservation ; Municipal Waste ; Human Waste ; Chemical Pollutants ; Public Participation -- Conclusion. The Economic and Social Sides of Sustainable Development ; The Environmental Side of Sustainable Development ; The Last Words
Author: NAEEM HAYAT
Publisher: UMK PRESS
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 212
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World agriculture needs sustainability to meet the ever-increasing world population food requirements and supply the necessary raw material to the global industry. Asia, as a region, has a more significant part of the world population resides in the majority of developing countries. Agriculture can play a significant role more sustainably by the adoption of conservative agriculture practices (CAPs). CAPs are set of knowledge-based, and local specific agriculture practices aim to reduce the environmental impact of agriculture, restore the land fertility, and improves the farmers' income. With the low adoption of CAPs and the higher environmental impact of agriculture, CAPs are the only viable option that sustainable agriculture plays a critical role in feeding the world population and supplies the raw material to the industry. However, CAPs are a balanced approach in contrast to intensive or organic farming practices. The book approaches the CAPs by discussing the impact of agriculture on the environment, introducing the CAPs, impact of CAPs on the environment and farmers' income, role of technology on CAPs adoption, factors associated with the non-adoption of CAPs and prospects for the CAPs adoption. Current CAPs adoption factors reported from the literature with Asian context, as well as the associated factors for the non-adoption. The book not only introduces the audience with CAPs but also with its reported impact on the environment, farm, and farmers. The drawback of the current intensive farming practices reported to aware of the audience about how food security achieved at the cost of food safety and undermining the future food security for the growing world population. Sustainable agriculture is also crucial for the industrial development of the globe. Moreover, the factors that contribute to the non-adoption of CAPs also promptly discussed. This publication aims to make significant interventions and contributions to the academic and industry. This concise book not only emphasis the role of agriculture in feeding the world population as well as the allied current environmental issue. The book helps students to learn about the emerging trends in agriculture and enable future agri-entrepreneurs to realise the impact of agriculture on different aspects of human life. The book also utilised as a reference book for the agri-students and agri-entrepreneurs’ students at the undergraduate level. Moreover, this book also uses as a reference by the researcher, policymakers, and developmental agencies.
Author: Gabriela Ionescu
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1315341662
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 269
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This title includes a number of Open Access chapters. This new book takes a nuanced look at building a sustainable transportation infrastructure and provides an overview of the harmful effect of various modes of transportation on the environment. The environmental impact of transportation is significant. Transportation is a major user of energy, it burns most of the world's petroleum, and is the fastest-growing contributor to carbon dioxide emissions. Although environmental regulations in many countries have reduced the individual vehicle's emissions, this has been offset by an increase in vehicles on the road and airways.
Author: Ronald M. Dell
Publisher: Academic Press
ISBN: 0124046916
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 375
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Increasing pressure on global reserves of petroleum at a time of growing demand for personal transport in developing countries, together with concerns over atmospheric pollution and carbon dioxide emissions, are leading to a requirement for more sustainable forms of road transport. Major improvements in the efficiency of all types of road vehicles are called for, along with the use of fuels derived from alternative sources, or entirely new fuels. Towards Sustainable Road Transport first describes the evolution of vehicle designs and propulsion technologies over the past two centuries, before looking forward to possible new forms of energy to substitute for petroleum. The book also discusses the political and socio-economic drivers for change, investigates barriers to their broad implementation, and outlines the state-of-the-art of candidate power sources, advanced vehicle design, and associated infrastructure. The comprehensive technical informationsupplied by an expert author team ensures that Towards Sustainable Road Transport will provide readers with a clear understanding of the ongoing progress in this field and the challenges still to be faced. Drivers of technological change in road transport and the infrastructure requirements Discussion of alternative fuels for internal combustion engines and fuel conversion technologies Detailed exploration of current and emerging options for vehicle propulsion, with emphasis on hybrid/battery electric traction, hydrogen, and fuel cells Comparative analysis of vehicle design requirements, primary power source efficiency, and energy storagesystems
Author: Felix Dodds
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136261907
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 338
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Forty years after the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm, the goal of sustainable development continues via the Rio+20 conference in 2012. This book will enable a broad readership to understand what has been achieved in the past forty years and what hasn’t. It shows the continuing threat of our present way of living to the planet. It looks to the challenges that we face twenty years from the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, "The Earth Summit," in Rio, in particular in the areas of economics and governance and the role of stakeholders. It puts forward a set of recommendations that the international community must address now and in the the future. It reminds us of the planetary boundaries we must all live within and and what needs to be addressed in the next twenty years for democracy, equity and fairness to survive. Finally it proposes through the survival agenda a bare minimum of what needs to be done, arguing for a series of absolute minimum policy changes we need to move forward.
Author: Conchita San Nicolas Taitano
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Environmental policy
Languages : en
Pages : 44
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