Sustainable Development category: 1942 books
by Becky PY Loo
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2018
This book discusses various transport sustainability issues from the perspective of developing countries, exploring key issues, problems and potential solutions for improving transport sustainability in China. It first reviews the current transport sustainability baselines in the three key dimensions...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2015
The requirement for sustainable transport in urban areas has become more onerous in the past decade due to a number of negative externalities which have been increasingly associated with growing mobility and the advances made in the technology and available options for sustainable transport. However,...
Sustainable Investing and Environmental Markets
Opportunities in a New Asset Class
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2014
Environmental asset classes are not a hope for tomorrow but a reality today. This new asset category promises to grow dramatically in the 21st Century as financial analysts, investors, and corporations around the world try to find ways to profit or reduce costs while promoting environmental social...
by Collectif
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2017
The Environmental Performance Review programme of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) provides independent assessments of countries’ progress in achieving their domestic and international environmental policy commitments, together with policy-relevant recommendations....
Collective Learning for Transformational Change
A Guide to Collaborative Action
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012
The drive for change has informed human endeavour throughout history. From fields to factories to offices, people have always asked how to make things better. This innovative book offers a step by step guide for recognising the need for transformational change and kick-starting a course of implementation...
by Margaret Robertson
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2017
This new and expanded edition builds upon the first edition’s accessible and comprehensive overview of the interdisciplinary field of sustainability. The focus is on furnishing solutions and equipping the student with both conceptual understanding and technical skills for the workplace.
Each...
Food Security and Sustainability
Investment and Financing along Agro-Food Chains
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2016
This edited volume brings together contributions from experts on a range of food security issues, and examines them through a number of case studies. A Millennium Development goal and important policy concern, food security is experiencing renewed interest due to globalisation, which has led to population...
Confronting Drought in Africa's Drylands
Opportunities for Enhancing Resilience
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2016
Drylands are at the core of Africa’s development challenge. Drylands make up about 43 percent of the region’s land surface, account for about 75 percent of the area used for agriculture, and are home to about 50 percent of the population, including a disproportionate share of the poor. Due to complex...
by Jaime Rotstein
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2016
If there is one word today that is repeated in the four corners of the World, that word is undoubtedly "globalization". Customs, habits and consumer preferences have become standardized. The same solutions are offered for different problems. Today, our planet is our laboratory, and one of the most controversial...
Approaches to Economic Geography
Towards a geographical political economy
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2016
The last four decades have seen major changes in the global economy, with the collapse of communism and the spread of capitalism into parts of the world from which it had previously been excluded. Beginning with a grounding in Marxian political economy, this book explores a range of new ideas as to...
Cities on a Finite Planet
Towards transformative responses to climate change
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2016
Cities on a Finite Planet: Transformative responses to climate change shows how cities can combine high quality living conditions, resilience to climate change, disaster risk reduction and contributions to mitigation/low carbon development. It also covers the current and potential contribution of...
Knowledge Systems and Change in Climate Governance
Comparing India and South Africa
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2014
The success of international efforts to manage climate change depends on the participation of emerging economies. This book uses a comparative study of two of the most important, India and South Africa, to reveal new insights into managing climate change on a global scale.
The book provides...
Food Security and Development
Country Case Studies
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2014
The global food system is characterized by large numbers of people experiencing food insecurity and hunger on the one hand, and vast amounts of food waste and overconsumption on the other. This book brings together experiences from different countries addressing the challenges associated with food...
Tourism Collaboration and Partnerships
Politics, Practice and Sustainability
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2000
This book explores the concept, techniques and implications of establishing stakeholder collaboration in sustainable tourism. The importance of involving a wide range of stakeholders in tourism planning and management is increasingly recognised. This reflects a move to less top-down, more decentralised...