Author : Nicolas Lesca
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 47,81 MB
Release : 2013-01-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1118601920
This work is an initial exploration of the relationship between scanning and sustainable development. In ten chapters, the authors examine the application, characteristics and implementation of scanning oriented toward sustainable development. Thus the work offers some answers to the questions “what is sustainable scanning?”, “what new issues does it raise for management practice and management science?”, “what forms can it take?” and “how...?”
Author : Vinod Thomas
Publisher : Springer
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 13,62 MB
Release : 2019-04-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9811363897
This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This book presents methods to evaluate sustainable development using economic tools. The focus on sustainable development takes the reader beyond economic growth to encompass inclusion, environmental stewardship and good governance. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide a framework for outcomes. In illustrating the SDGs, the book employs three evaluation approaches: impact evaluation, cost-benefit analysis and objectives-based evaluation. The innovation lies in connecting evaluation tools with economics. Inclusion, environmental care and good governance, thought of as “wicked problems”, are given centre stage. The book uses case studies to show the application of evaluation tools. It offers guidance to evaluation practitioners, students of development and policymakers. The basic message is that evaluation comes to life when its links with socio-economic, environmental, and governance policies are capitalized on.
Author : Ting Yu
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 443 pages
File Size : 17,98 MB
Release : 2016-04-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1439895953
Going beyond performing simple analyses, researchers involved in the highly dynamic field of computational intelligent data analysis design algorithms that solve increasingly complex data problems in changing environments, including economic, environmental, and social data. Computational Intelligent Data Analysis for Sustainable Development present
Author : Fauziah Shahul Hamid
Publisher : Trans Tech Publications Ltd
Page : 1908 pages
File Size : 25,60 MB
Release : 2014-02-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 3038264032
Selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2013 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering (ICSEEE 2013), 28-29 December, 2013, Shenzhen, China
Author : Valentine Udoh James
Publisher : CABI
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 38,88 MB
Release : 2018-04-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 178064616X
This book presents over 40 cases of bamboo development across 22 major bamboo-industry countries and explores the knowledge gained from their successes and failures. It synthesises experiences and exchanges with country experts from international training courses and consultations, study tours, and seminars. Each case includes observations and summaries of discussions related to the development of bamboo-based industries in a healthy, sustainable way, and the facilitation of strategic and balanced development of bamboo in different global regions. Industrial and artisanal bamboo growing and processing is expanding worldwide and this book brings together key experiences to help inform future developments. This book provides an analysis of bamboo plant features, including strong renewability, fast-growing, and high biomass production. It also reviews important ecological functions of bamboos, such as water and soil conservation, carbon sink and storage, and adaptation to climate change, as well as addressing the diversified culture of bamboo and key issues affecting the sector. Highly illustrated and in full colour throughout, this book is an essential resource for all those interested in bamboo, from private sector investors to governmental and development agencies, academic researchers and students.
Author : Alan James Bond
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 34,53 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0415598486
Currently the writing on the subject is limited and comprises, for the most part, guidance documents and completed assessments.
Author : Nicolas Lesca
Publisher : Wiley-ISTE
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 29,53 MB
Release : 2011-06-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781848212848
This work is an initial exploration of the relationship between scanning and sustainable development. In ten chapters, the authors examine the application, characteristics and implementation of scanning oriented toward sustainable development. Thus the work offers some answers to the questions “what is sustainable scanning?”, “what new issues does it raise for management practice and management science?”, “what forms can it take?” and “how…?”
Author : Roland Clift
Publisher : Springer
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 45,8 MB
Release : 2015-12-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 3319205714
How can we design more sustainable industrial and urban systems that reduce environmental impacts while supporting a high quality of life for everyone? What progress has been made towards reducing resource use and waste, and what are the prospects for more resilient, material-efficient economies? What are the environmental and social impacts of global supply chains and how can they be measured and improved? Such questions are at the heart of the emerging discipline of industrial ecology, covered in Taking Stock of Industrial Ecology. Leading authors, researchers and practitioners review how far industrial ecology has developed and current issues and concerns, with illustrations of what the industrial ecology paradigm has achieved in public policy, corporate strategy and industrial practice. It provides an introduction for students coming to industrial ecology and for professionals who wish to understand what industrial ecology can offer, a reference for researchers and practitioners and a source of case studies for teachers.
Author : Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 30,10 MB
Release : 2019-08-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 0128169354
Modern Environmental Analysis Techniques for Pollutants presents established environmental analysis methods, rapidly emerging technologies, and potential future research directions. As methods of environmental analysis move toward lower impact, lower cost, miniaturization, automation, and simplicity, new methods emerge and ultimately improve the accuracy of their analytical results. This book gives in-depth, step-by-step descriptions of a variety of techniques, including methods used in sampling, field sample handling, sample preparation, quantification, and statistical evaluation. Modern Environmental Analysis Techniques for Pollutants aims to deliver a comprehensive and easy-to-read text for students and researchers in the environmental analysis arena and to provide essential information to consultants and regulators about analytical and quality control procedures helpful in their evaluation and decision-making procedures. - Bridges the gap in current literature on analytical chemistry techniques and their application to environmental analysis - Covers the use of nanomaterials in environmental analysis, as well as the monitoring and analysis of nanomaterials in the environment - Looks to the past, present and future of environmental analysis, with chapters on historical background, established and emerging techniques and instrumentation, and predictions
Author : Maurizio Bevilacqua
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 45,72 MB
Release : 2012-01-05
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1447124618
Environmental Design is becoming an increasingly significant agenda for many manufacturing companies and yet there is no standard to their approaches, strategies or their levels of execution. Applying Design for Environment (DfE) methodologies to develop a more sustainable supply chain has formed procedures and techniques which allow designers to integrate these methods with environmental supply chain management. Design for Environment as a Tool for the Development of a Sustainable Supply Chain aims to define relevant target specifications for a product throughout its life cycle; from conception and design to the end of its operating life. Be considering this new approach to the supply chain, environmental responsiveness can work in tandem with sounds business management. The usual focus on suppliers, manufacturers and customers is expanded in Design for Environment as a Tool for the Development of a Sustainable Supply Chain to include stakeholders such as government bodies and recycling companies. The influence of these additional groups is analyzed alongside concepts such as: Product life cycle development aimed at environmental impact minimization; Supplier selection and management based on environmental criteria; and Marketing and communication choices which increase the value of environmentally sensitive products. By including several case studies alongside theoretical topics, Design for Environment as a Tool for the Development of a Sustainable Supply Chains acts as a foundation for professionals across the supply chain, from industrial designers to marketing and sales departments, who are involved in environmental issues.
