Beyond Green Jobs
Author : Daniel Villao
Publisher :
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 48,22 MB
Release : 2012-03
Category :
ISBN : 9780983628941
The Gold Beyond Green & Eco
Author : Cognose Solvere
Publisher : Partridge Publishing Singapore
Page : 131 pages
File Size : 12,10 MB
Release : 2018-06-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1543742394
Book Description
The Gold beyond Green & Eco "Gold" serves everyone, from leaders, planners, architects, engineers to even those living without clean water. "Gold" provides direction, technologies to improve everything around us. From small projects that can be implemented immediately to big ones that initiate new industries to create jobs, drive world economy! With deeper understanding of laws of nature, by using or countering forces of nature, we arrive at more effective, profitable solutions to achieve what many thought to be impossible. Spanning Planning for Cities-Villages Cluster, Building Design and Automations, Water, Energy to Biodegradation. So that everyone, all enterprises can participate in creating jobs, improving lives, beautifying the environment.
Ensuring a Sustainable Future
Author : Jody Heymann
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 26,45 MB
Release : 2013-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0199974705
Book Description
This edited volume outlines the most innovative programs to address environmental challenges and improve the welfare of poor and marginalized populations.
Greening Auto Jobs
Author : Caleb Goods
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 18,32 MB
Release : 2014-08-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0739189816
Book Description
Greening Auto Jobs: A Critical Analysis of the Green Job Solution details current and problematic understandings of what constitutes a "green job." Adopting an approach grounded in critical political economy, this book presents a framework to scrutinize the green job solution and the theoretical framework which overwhelmingly informs contemporary green job creation efforts and ecological modernization. The text also explores the tensions that encircle the world of work and environmental action, often referred to as "jobs versus the environment," by detailing the conflicting commitments of political-economic actors to the idea of green job creation. These conflicts are outlined through an examination of the political-economic debate that has surrounded the Australian Government’s environmental plans from 2008 to 2012 and the conflicting positions of Australian trade unions on environmentally transitioning the world of work. Interviews with key political-economic actors provide in-depth and nuanced understandings of the varied perspectives of political and union leaders in Australia. The second part of the book presents a detailed case study of the posited green job solution within the specific context of the Australian automotive manufacturing industry. The case study is also informed by interviews with key industry, union, and policymakers. The automotive industry is scrutinized not only because it has expressed going green as important to its long-term economic future, but because the Australian Government declared that its $6.2 billion "New Car Plan for a Greener Future" policy would create green jobs. Therefore, the book engages with the task of examining the three multinational vehicle producers operating in Australia—Ford, GM Holden, and Toyota—and how they have responded and engaged with the idea of green jobs, greening the manufacturing process, and the vehicles they produce in Australia.
Good Green Jobs in a Global Economy
Author : David J. Hess
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 17,25 MB
Release : 2012-09-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0262304988
Book Description
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 in the United States. Under the banner of “green jobs,” clean energy industries and labor, environmental, and antipoverty organizations have forged “blue-green” alliances and achieved some policy victories, most notably at the state and local levels. In this book, David Hess explores the politics of green energy and green jobs, linking the prospect of a green transition to tectonic shifts in the global economy. He argues that the relative decline in U.S. economic power sets the stage for an ideological shift, away from neoliberalism and toward “developmentalism,” an ideology characterized by a more defensive posture with respect to trade and a more active industrial policy. After describing federal green energy initiatives in the first two years of the Obama administration, Hess turns his attention to the state and local levels, examining demand-side and supply-side support for green industry and local small business. He analyzes the successes and failures of green coalitions and the partisan patterns of support for green energy reform. This new piecemeal green industrial policy, Hess argues, signals a fundamental challenge to anti-interventionist beliefs about the relationship between the government and the economy.
Green Jobs
Author : A. Bronwyn Llewellyn
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 26,42 MB
Release : 2008-03-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1440501203
Book Description
Going green isn’t just recycling any more. With this comprehensive guide, readers can find the job of their dreams—and sleep better at night.
Green Jobs for a New Economy
Author : Peterson's
Publisher : Peterson's
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 15,84 MB
Release : 2009-12-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 076892815X
Book Description
Green Jobs For a New Economyacknowledges the global and national movement toward sustainability and its influence on today's education consumers, who view this concept not only as a major factor in choosing a college or university, but also as a guide to finding a career that will satisfy professional aspirations and benefit the planet in the process. 1. Review of professional and skilled labor jobs in the new green economy, with profiles on - Work Environment - Career Paths - Earning Potential - Education/Licensure/Training/Certification - Related Jobs - Organizations for more information2. Brief, informative articles on green topics. Examples: -What Does "Sustainability" Mean? -How Green is Your College? Sustainability Initiatives Explained - Top Green In-Demand College Majors - Top 10 Career Fields for the Eco-Conscious - The Hottest Green Careers Today - Top 10 Greenest Places to Work and Live - Job Interview? Find Out How Green The Company Is - Greening Your Vocabulary: What the Global Citizen Needs to Know3. Career/Industry Categories: -Agriculture - Alternate Fuels (Biofuels, Geothermal, Hydroelectric, Solar, Wind) - Environmental Conservation - Environmental Engineering - Environmental Law - Environmental Planning and Land Use - Environmental Science - Green Building Design and Construction (Retrofitting Buildings) - Transportation Systems Planning - Urban Planning4. Top four-year and two-year colleges for green programs of study, with profiles including data on: - Degree/License/Certificate - Costs - Financial Aid - Admissions Requirements - Application and Information - Green Campus Organizations/Projects - Union Programs for Training and Retraining5. State and Federal Funding for Workplace Training6. Results from Peterson's Survey of Sustainability Efforts in Higher Education (sent to a universe of about 4,000 respondents: all UG2 & UG4 schools in the U.S. and Canada)7. Lists of organizations involved in and promoting sustainability (different from those in t
America Goes Green [3 volumes]
Author : Kim Kennedy White
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 1358 pages
File Size : 37,30 MB
Release : 2012-11-12
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1598846582
Book Description
This three-volume encyclopedia explores the evolution of green ideology and eco-friendly practices in contemporary American culture, ranging from the creation of regional and national guidelines for green living to the publication of an increasing number of environmental blogs written from the layperson's perspective. Evidence of humanity's detrimental impact on the environment is mounting. As Americans, we are confronted daily with news stories, blogs, and social media commentary about the necessity of practicing green behaviors to offset environmental damage. This essential reference is a fascinating review of the issues surrounding green living, including the impact of this lifestyle on Americans' time and money, the information needed to adhere to green principles in the 21st century, and case studies and examples of successful implementation. America Goes Green: An Encyclopedia of Eco-Friendly Culture in the United States examines this gripping topic through 3 volumes organized by A–Z entries across 11 themes; state-by-state essays grouped by region; and references including primary source documents, bibliography, glossary, and green resources. This timely encyclopedia explores the development of an eco-friendly culture in America, and entries present the debates, viewpoints, and challenges of green living.
Decent Work, Green Jobs and the Sustainable Economy
Author : Peter Poschen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 21,55 MB
Release : 2017-09-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1351283987
Book Description
The challenges of achieving environmental sustainability and of generating decent work for all are closely linked. In this timely book, Poschen argues that an integrated approach to tackle these challenges is a necessity: the goal of environmentally sustainable economies will not be attained without the active contribution of the world of work. Decent Work, Green Jobs and the Sustainable Economy demonstrates that green jobs can be a key economic driver, as the world steps into the largely uncharted territory of building a sustainable and low-carbon global economy. Poschen shows that positive outcomes are possible, but require a clear understanding of the opportunities and challenges.Enterprises, workers and governments are not passive bystanders in the great transformation that is urgently needed in our economies. They are essential agents of change, able to develop new ways of working in sustainable enterprises that safeguard the environment, create decent jobs and foster social inclusion. This book highlights the solutions that the world of work offers for policy and practice to tackle climate change, achieve environmental sustainability and to build prosperous and cohesive societies. It is essential reading for those in business, academia and government.
Green Jobs and Skills
Author : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Environmental Audit Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 11,47 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780215542748
Book Description
With correction slip dated January 2010 amending paper numbers incorporated in the volume
