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Sustainability Perspectives: Science, Policy and Practice: A Global View of Theories, Policies and Practice in Sustainable Development de Peter A. Khaiter

Sustainability Perspectives: Science, Policy and Practice: A Global View of Theories, Policies and Practice in Sustainable Development: Strategies for Sustainability

Editat de Peter A. Khaiter, Marina G. Erechtchoukova
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 25 oct 2019
The book presents methodological and applied aspects of sustainability and sustainable management from different countries and regions around the globe. It discusses approaches to sustainability assessment, demonstrates how ideas of sustainability and sustainable management are incorporated into public policies and private actions at local and national levels. Authors focus on promoting greater sustainability in natural resource management, energy production and storage, housing design, industrial reorganization, coastal planning, land use, and business strategy, including sustainability indicators, environmental damages, and theoretical frameworks. Chapters reflect environmental, economic and social issues in sustainable development, challenges encountered, and lessons learned as well as solutions proposed.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9783030195496
ISBN-10: 303019549X
Pagini: 358
Ilustrații: XV, 347 p. 112 illus., 70 illus. in color.
Dimensiuni: 155 x 235 mm
Ediția:1st ed. 2020
Editura: Springer International Publishing
Colecția Springer
Seria Strategies for Sustainability

Locul publicării:Cham, Switzerland

Cuprins

Part I. Scientific Foundations of Sustainability.- 1. Perspectives of Sustainability: towards Design and Implementation.- 2. Framework to Identify Preferred Sustainable Management Actions with Application to Forest Fuel Treatment.- 3. Sustainable Development in Indonesian Regions: Towards an Assessment.- 4. Sustainability of Water Ecosystems: from Theory to Practice.- Part II. Promoting Sustainability through Policies.- 5. Balancing Sustainable Coastal Management with Development in New Zealand.- 6. Remediation Measures for Accumulated Environmental Damages Using Principles of Sustainable Development: A Case Study of Russian Regions.- 7. Defining Sustainability as Measurable Improvement in the Environment: Lessons from a Supply Chain Program for Agriculture in the United States.- 8. Local Aspects of Water Quality Assessment as the Basis for Regional Sustainable Development.- 9. Developing Indicators for Sustainable Water Management using Australian National Water Account.- 10. Evolving Perspective of Sustainability: Lessons from Nepal’s Community Forestry Programme.- Part III. Implementing Sustainability in Practice.- 11. A Study of Seasonal Trends in Precipitation Patterns during a Period of Forty Years for Sustainable Agricultural Water Management in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.- 12. Advanced Energy Storage Devices: Principles and Potential Applications in Sustainable Energetics.- 13. Spatial Variability of Reasonable Government Rebates for Rainwater Tank Installations: A Case Study for Adelaide, Australia.- 14. Strategic Planning of Socio-Economic Development in Russian Regions on the Basis of Sustainability Principles.- 15. Resilience of Desalination Plants for Sustainable Water Supply in Middle East.- 16. Managing the Forest Fringes of India: A National Perspective for Meeting Sustainable Development Goals.

Notă biografică

Peter A. Khaiter is an Associate Professor, School of Information Technology, York University, Canada. He is also active in the International Environmental Modelling and Software Society where he holds or held positions of Vice-President and Board member. His primary research interests are in the areas of sustainable environmental management and development; modeling of various complex systems; machine learning techniques for environmental applications; ecosystem services, dynamics and stability; socio-economic and ecological systems; economic assessment and management of natural resources; environmental economics. He published over 70 peer reviewed papers including a recent book on sustainability appraisal in Springer EcoProduction series. He is a recipient of Elsevier Award for Excellence in Reviewing, Journal of Ecological Modelling.
Marina G. Erechtchoukova is an Associate Professor, School of Information Technology, York University, Canada. She also serves as s Secretary of International Environmental Modelling and Software Society. Her primary research interests are in the fields of quantitative methods for environmental sustainability assessment including application of artificial intelligence and predictive analytics to environmental resources management, simulation modeling of complex systems, semistructured data modeling, optimization of environmental monitoring systems. She published over 65 peer reviewed papers and a book devoted to environmental sustainability appraisal in Springer EcoProduction series. She received Outstanding Reviewer Awards from the Elsevier and ACM journals.

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The book presents methodological and applied aspects of sustainability and sustainable management from different countries and regions around the globe. It discusses approaches to sustainability assessment, demonstrates how ideas of sustainability and sustainable management are incorporated into public policies and private actions at local and national levels. Authors focus on promoting greater sustainability in natural resource management, energy production and storage, housing design, industrial reorganization, coastal planning, land use, and business strategy, including sustainability indicators, environmental damages, and theoretical frameworks. Chapters reflect environmental, economic and social issues in sustainable development, challenges encountered, and lessons learned as well as solutions proposed.

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Presents methodological and applied aspects of sustainability and sustainable management Demonstrates how ideas of sustainability and sustainable management are incorporated into public policies and private actions at local and national levels Focuses on promoting greater sustainability in natural resource management, energy production and storage, housing design, industrial reorganization, coastal planning, land use, and business strategy, including sustainability indicators, environmental damages, and theoretical frameworks Reflects environmental, economic and social issues in sustainable development