Sustainable Development category: 1942 books
The New Entrepreneurs
Building a Green Economy for the Future
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2010
In The New Entrepreneurs, author and venture capitalist Andrew Heintzman introduces us to the innovative business leaders who are at the forefront of the green economy. From forestry, water, and energy to transportation and agriculture, Heintzman profiles the enterprises that are developing cutting-edge,...
Organic Futures
Struggling for Sustainability on the Small Farm
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2016
An exploration of the lived experience of small-scale organic farmers in New England that unpacks how they balance their ideals with economic realities In recent years, the popularity of organically grown produce has exploded. In 2014, organic fruits and vegetables accounted for 12% of all produce sales...
Greening the Economy
Integrating Economics and Ecology to Make Effective Change
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2010
Professor Bob Williams examines the essential elements that give ecosystems their durability. These key characteristics are: self-regulating cycles of key materials, a plentiful and durable energy source, an ability to adjust to changing circumstances, and the capacity for resiliency in the face of...
Rapport moral sur l'argent dans le monde 2015-2016
Progrès et tensions
Language: French
Release Date: May 17, 2016
Le Rapport moral sur l’argent dans le monde fournit chaque année une large synthèse des grands débats qui ont traversé le monde de la finance au cours de l’année écoulée. L’édition 2015-2016 traite de l’émergence de nouveaux modèles et de nouveaux comportements. Ainsi l’ubérisation...
Emergent Possibilities for Global Sustainability
Intersections of race, class and gender
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2016
It must be acknowledged that any solutions to anthropogenic Global Climate Change (GCC) are interdependent and ultimately inseparable from both its causes and consequences. As a result, limited analyses must be abandoned in favour of intersectional theories and practices.
Emergent Possibilities...
Business and Society in the Middle East
Exploring Responsible Business Practice
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2017
This book discusses the unique relationship between societies and businesses in the Mediterranean region, with contributions from public figures and academics from Middle Eastern and Arab societies, as well as from North America and Europe. This blend of expertise and knowledge focuses on common business...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2016
An examination of the greening of the automotive industry by the path dependence of countries and carmakers' trajectories. Three sources of path dependency can be detected: business models, consumer attitudes, and policy regulations. The automobile is changing and the race towards alternative driving systems has started!
by Tim Gieseke
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2011
A Market Signal for the Environment…will create a New Economics for a New Millennium
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Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2013
Climate change is without question the single most important issue the world faces over the next hundred years. The most recent scientific data have led to the conclusion that the globally averaged net effect of human activities since 1750 has been one of warming and that continued greenhouse gas...
Analyzing Global Environmental Issues
Theoretical and Experimental Applications and their Policy Implications
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2013
The existence of environmental dilemmas and political conflicts leads us to appreciate the need for individuals and groups to behave strategically in order to achieve their goals and maintain their wellbeing. Global issues such as climate change, resource depletion, and pollution, as well as revolts...
The Urban Farmer
Growing Food for Profit on Leased and Borrowed Land
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2015
There are twenty million acres of lawns in North America. In their current form, these unproductive expanses of grass represent a significant financial and environmental cost. However, viewed through a different lens, they can also be seen as a tremendous source of opportunity. Access to land is a...
Workers and Trade Unions for Climate Solidarity
Tackling climate change in a neoliberal world
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2015
This book is a theoretically rich and empirically grounded account of UK trade union engagement with climate change over the last three decades. It offers a rigorous critique of the mainstream neoliberal and ecological modernisation approaches, extending the concepts of Marxist social and employment...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2008
Although there is much interest in poverty reduction, there are few agreed upon strategies to effectively reduce poverty. In this new book, the editors have gathered together various evidences on poverty dynamics, based on panel data from the last few decades in the Philippines, Thailand, Bangladesh...
Sustaining Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functions
Economic Issues
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2015
This innovative book identifies socio-economic processes which transform the stock of genetic resources and ecosystems and discusses sustainability issues raised by variations in this stock. It focuses subsequently on the socio-economics of the conservation and change in the stock of human developed...