Sustainable Development category: 1942 books
by George D. Davis, Hildegarde Hannum
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 1993
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 1993
The collection of lectures and publications from the Schumacher Center for a New Economics represents some of the foremost voices on a new economics.
George Davis devoted his MacArthur fellowship to mapping the watershed of Lake Baikal, the largest fresh-water source on earth. Using zoning...
Mountain Majesty:
The History of CODEP Haiti Where Sustainable Agricultural Development Works (Vol 1)
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2016
Mountain Majesty: The History of CODEP Haiti Where Sustainable Agricultural Development Works takes an in-depth look at a unique organization that has improved the lives of thousands of rural Haitians through sustainable agricultural development. Together, Jack and Evelyn Hanna embarked on their dream...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2013
As advancements in technology continue to influence all facets of society, its aspects have been utilized in order to find solutions to emerging ecological issues. Creating a Sustainable Ecology Using Technology-Driven Solutions highlights matters that relate to technology driven solutions towards the...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2016
As human activity makes a greater impact on the environment, sustainability becomes an increasingly imperative goal. With the assistance of current technological innovations, environmental systems can be better preserved. Oceanographic and Marine Cross-Domain Data Management for Sustainable Development...
Designing Cooler Cities
Energy, Cooling and Urban Form: The Asian Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2017
This edited book surveys the major sustainability challenges facing Asian cities, in particular those related to urban energy and city cooling. The book discusses the key concepts and issues involved, addressing the three levels of micro (individual buildings), meso (neighbourhoods/districts) and...
Planning Sustainable Cities and Regions
Towards More Equitable Development
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2014
As global warming advances, regions around the world are engaging in revolutionary sustainability planning - but with social equity as an afterthought. California is at the cutting edge of this movement, not only because its regulations actively reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but also because its...
Green Urbanism in Asia
The Emerging Green Tigers
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2012
The world is facing an age of scarcity which will challenge all cities to reduce their resource footprint, especially carbon, improve biodiversity and at the same time continue to create economic opportunities and liveable places. This is green urbanism. Asian urban growth is leading the world in...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2013
The development of a green and sustainable economy continues to grow in awareness and popularity due to its promotion of a more comprehensive way of achieving economic development through social and environmental efficiency. Sustainable Technologies, Policies, and Constraints in the Green Economy carefully...
Sustainable Smart Cities
Creating Spaces for Technological, Social and Business Development
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2016
This volume provides the most current research on smart cities. Specifically, it focuses on the economic development and sustainability of smart cities and examines how to transform older industrial cities into sustainable smart cities. It aims to identify the role of the following elements in the...
Development Effectiveness Report 2018
Private Sector Operations
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2019
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is working with the private sector in Asia and the Pacific to help the region achieve a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable future. This report presents investments made through ADB's Private Sector Operations Department (PSOD) and assesses contributions...
Energy Subsidies
Lessons Learned in Assessing their Impact and Designing Policy Reforms
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2017
The need to reform energy subsidies was one of the pressing issues highlighted at the World Summit on Sustainable Development. Many types of subsidy, especially those that encourage the production and use of fossil fuel, and other non-renewable forms of energy, are harmful to the environment. They...
A New Diplomacy for Sustainable Development
The Challenge of Global Change
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2014
Accelerating, human-induced changes in global natural systems, with global warming as a prime example, are modifying international relations. Diplomacy has to recognize that new types of threats will require new solutions and a new spirit of cooperation. This is a gradual process; traditional conflicts...
The Economics of Green Growth
New indicators for sustainable societies
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2015
The Economics of Green Growth investigates the possibility of creating an integrated indicator covering three pillars of sustainable development: economy, society and the environment. The excessive pursuit of economic efficiency has resulted in severe environmental problems such as climate change...
by Hendrik Kreimer
Language: German
Release Date: December 7, 2016
Language: German
Release Date: December 7, 2016
Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2016 im Fachbereich VWL - Umweltökonomie, Note: 1,3, Fachhochschule Münster, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Ziel der vorliegenden Arbeit ist es den Rahmen der Sustainable Development Goals sowie die Ziele selber und ihre Besonderheiten vorzustellen. Außerdem sollen sie auf...