This book makes key issues approachable, with each chapter containing: a definition of the key concept a history of how and why the issue has emerged a discussion of the advantages, drawbacks, main contributions and controversies associated ...
As sustainability is a multi-disciplinary area of study, the text is the product of multiple authors drawn from the diverse faculty of the University of Illinois: each chapter is written by a recognized expert in the field.
This book proposes a holistic transdisciplinary approach to sustainability as a subject of social sciences.
What does sustainability mean and, most importantly, how can we achieve it with justice? This volume tackles these questions, placing social justice and interdisciplinary approaches at the center of efforts for a more sustainable world.
From More than Just Sustainability to a More Just Resilience David N. Pellow Sustainability and Environmental Justice Julie Sze's Sustainability: Approaches to Environmental Justice and Social Power is a welcome and much needed ...
The No-Growth Imperative: Creating Sustainable Communities under Ecological Limits to Growth. New York: Routledge, 2013, 12. Zovanyi, The No-Growth Imperative, 12. Hawken et al., Natural Capitalism, 22. Zovanyi, No-Growth Imperative, ...
... Food, and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) (2012) “The Coalition Government's Vision for Sustainable Development.” Retrieved on January 2, 2013, from: http://sd.defra.gov.uk/gov/vision/ Dernbach, J. C. (2009) Agenda for a Sustainable America.
The book concludes with some future growth projections; what are some of the shortcomings in sustainability in the cosmetics industry and what can we expect to see in the future?
Sustainability explores questions around the central concept of sustainability: What are its foundations and politics? How do crises challenge sustainability? How is sustainability connected to local and transnational environments?
Using ICTs and Blended Learning in Transforming Technical and Vocational Education and Training. Paris: UNESCO Publishing. ... Education, happiness and wellbeing. In: Connecting the Quality of Life Theory to Health, Well-Being ...
MaJor Environmental Indicators Main Category Indicators population total world population urban population, percent of total gross domestic product (GDP) gross national income (GNI) per capita agriculture land area agricultural land, ...
Glance: Tomorrow's. Leaders. Today. Ironically, “getting governance right” is not difficult, nor does it require ... Total is transforming its portfolio and building tomorrow's cleaner, less carbon-intensive businesses alongside its ...
In addition, the book covers applications of sustainability in environmental, industrial, agricultural and food security, as well as carbon cycle and infrastructural aspects.
Therefore, Rather than seeking a single most appropriate definition of Sustainability, the main focus of this book is on how specific Sustainability problems are defined by whom and in which contexts, what solutions are pursued to tackle ...
Caradonna's unique and concise history broadens our understanding of what "sustainability" means, revealing how it progressed from a relatively marginal concept to an ideal that shapes everything from individual lifestyles, government and ...
Written by a multidisciplinary team of contributors, this volume examines the link between people's livelihoods and life chances and the concept of sustainability.
Encouraging students to engage in the challenges and complexity of sustainability, this text considers not only the theories underlying sustainability, but more importantly how theories are translated into practice and...
Cases and Studies in Using Operations Research and Management Science Methods Fausto Pedro García Márquez, Benjamin Lev ... In M. Cruz, C. Parés, & P. Quintela (Eds.), Progress in industrial mathematics: Success stories (pp. 3–17).
And such complexity can be found in Dr. Silvia Gold's—shareholder of Argentine luxury brand SOLANTU—definition (in Gardetti 2018: 29): “Luxury is pleasure, enjoyment, an experience.
HOBSBAWM, Eric, J. (1920) A era dos impérios, 3a. edição. Rio de Janeiro: Paz e Terra. ______ (1995) Era dos extremos: o breve século XX (1914 1991), Trad. Marcos Santarrita. São Paulo: Companhia das Letras.