Sustainable Development category: 1942 books

With environmental concerns a top issue for consumers everywhere, the green market is the next big boom industry for entrepreneurs looking to make money-and make a difference. Discover 75 green startup ideas in multiple industries, including eco-tourism, small wind power, green schools, water conservation...

Organic farming is one business venture that you can never regret turning to. Uncountable benefits will always be derived firm this farming, both health benefits and large economic gains. Consumption of naturally produced farm produce will never be fatal to your health. Many people will always be after...

L'autore fa una ricerca su quel mondo frastagliato, nelle varie regioni, delle aziende pubbliche e private che si occupano di raccolta, trasporto e smaltimento rifiuti. Si parla di quel servizio che preleva il suo costo direttamente dalle tasche dei cittadini italiani con la Tari. Luci e ombre, dissesti...

The pocket guide provides an overview of processes for planning, but mainly focuses on technical improvement opportunities at a high level. Each chapter deals with a specific aspect of data center power consumption. Rather than take a linear “cookbook” approach, we have organized the chapters in such a manner that the reader canskip to the topic of interest.

This book’s message has nothing to do with greenwash. It is intended for people who are looking for hard, practical advice on how to fix a problem. Green IT needs to establish baseline data so that progress can be effectively tracked, and metrics are essential for that. Taking Green IT seriously also means coming up with a plan and making sure it gets delivered.

An examination of the politics of green jobs that foresees a potential ideological shift away from neoliberalism toward “developmentalism.” Good Green Jobs in a Global Economy is the first book to explore the broad implications of the convergence of industrial and environnmental policy...

This book Understanding Bitcoin Protocol does not require knowledge in computer science, programing, nor any technical skills before you can start trading. You will learn how bitcoin works, and how to make money with bitcoin. Many people are looking to mine bitcoin or trading bitcoin for profits....

Concepts of corporate social responsibility (CSR) are widely used by businesses, professional bodies and academics, but are also widely contested. CSR is usually described as comprising three elements: environmental, economic and social, though there is no serious consensus on how to go about translating...

Few entrepreneurs are aware of the benefits and opportunities available through the SBA. There are few resources available to guide entrepreneurs through the process. “Approved” was written to fill that gap by providing a step-by-step guide to the SBA loan approval. Applying for a business...

The Shared Value Debate. Academic Visions on Corporate Sustainabilityis the first issue of the Enel Foundation series ŇAcademic VisionsÓ. Sixteen scholars, belonging to universities and research centres located in different countries around the globe, are the authors of short papers that resume...

Climate change threatens the economy of the United States in myriad ways, including increased flooding and storm damage, altered crop yields, lost labor productivity, higher crime, reshaped public-health patterns, and strained energy systems, among many other effects. Combining the latest climate...

This book offers a radical revision of modern economic theory. Its starting point is the existing body of both micro and macro economics, as developed in such textbooks as Economics by Begg, Fischer and Dornbusch and Positive Economics by Lipsey and Chrystal. Following a similar framework to these...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2000 im Fachbereich VWL - Umweltökonomie, Note: 2, Bergische Universität Wuppertal, 8 Quellen im Literaturverzeichnis, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die Aufgabenstellung, die Probleme der Messung der nachhaltigen Entwicklung zu analysieren und sie erörternd darzustellen...

This book presents the authors’ recent field experiences of corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities in different regions of India. It also demonstrates how social auditing and stakeholder mapping help analyze the impact that particular individuals or groups may have on the functioning of...