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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Hightech am Ende: Über das globale Recycling von
Book SynopsisStefan Laser folgt den Spuren des Werts von Elektroschrott. Mithilfe ethnographischer Studien bespricht er ein umkämpftes Gesetz in Indien, verfolgt als Mitarbeiter eines deutschen Recycling-Weltmarktführers das Schreddern und Schmelzen alter Elektronikgeräte und untersucht eine Google-Innovation zur Neugestaltung von Smartphones. Im Zentrum des Buchs steht die aufwendige, kontroverse Entstehung neuer Werte. Der Autor identifiziert das Hightech-Recycling als dominante politische und ökonomische Kraft im Umgang mit Elektroschrott – eine einseitige Strategie, die andere verdrängt und nicht zur nachhaltigen Vermeidung von Müll beiträgt.Table of ContentsEin Neudenken von Werttheorien durch und mit Abfall.- Eine Besprechung von politischen Aushandlungen um Nachhaltigkeit am Beispiel von Indien.- Eine Analyse der Stoffströme eines deutschen Recyclingbetriebs und der Inwertsetzung von Elektroschrott.- Eine Untersuchung einer gescheiterten Google-Innovation und ihrer Verhandlung im digitalen Raum.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Wald in der Vielfalt möglicher Perspektiven: Von
Book SynopsisAn Wälder herangetragene Funktionen werden in einer sich weiter ausdifferenzierenden Gesellschaft immer komplexer und führen in der Folge häufig auch zu zunehmend dichotomisierenden und gewaltsamen Konflikten um Wald bzw. waldbezogene Maßnahmen. Beispielsweise sind die physischen Grundlagen zentraler Bestandteil bei der Deckung bestehender Bedarfe nachwachsender Rohstoffe sowie Arbeitsplatz und Existenzgrundlage für mehr als eine Million Menschen im Cluster Forst und Holz in Deutschland. Ökologisch sind sie von zentraler Bedeutung als CO2- und Wasserspeicher, das Ökosystem Wald ist bedeutender Klimafaktor, sozial als Topos der Naherholung, symbolischer Einschreibungen, therapeutischer Maßnahmen, Kulisse für Fitness oder Freizeit und vieles mehr.Bestehende waldbezogene Literatur fokussiert – häufig dem Umstand der Spezialisierung geschuldet – vielfach jeweils nur einen der genannten Bereiche und Aspekte, in deren Kontext weitere ergänzende Aspekte zu Wald in den Hintergrund rücken. Der vorliegende Band versteht sich als Versuch, diese Fokussierungen zu überwinden und multiperspektivische Sichtweisen zu Wald zusammenzutragen, um auf die Vielfalt der möglichen Perspektiven und thematischen Aspekte zu Wald zu verweisen und einer Verhärtung von Fronten entgegenzuwirken.Table of ContentsHistorische Hintergründe und theoretische Rahmungen.- Sozio-ökologische Kontexte.- Tourismus und Erholung.- Repräsentanzen von Wald.- Junges Forum.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Transnationale Klima- und Energie-Governance: Die
Book SynopsisDie Bekämpfung des Klimawandels und die gleichzeitige Sicherstellung einer nachhaltigen, zuverlässigen und wirtschaftlichen Energieversorgung werden zunehmend als zentrale Menschheitsaufgaben des 21. Jahrhunderts betrachtet. Die politische Problembearbeitung endet dabei nicht an nationalen Grenzen, sondern weist angesichts vielfältiger Interdependenzen immer auch eine transnationale Komponente auf. Die Funktionslogik und die Leistungsfähigkeit solcher transnationalen Governance-Prozesse unterscheiden sich wiederum von Region zu Region: Während die Staaten der Europäischen Union dafür die umfassende und verrechtlichte Architektur des EU-Systems nutzen können, fehlt eine solche Institutionenstruktur in anderen Erdteilen. Das vorliegende Buch analysiert die Politiken zu Klimaschutz und erneuerbaren Energien sowie die Marktregulierung im Elektrizitäts- und Erdgassektor in Europa und Nordamerika und geht der Frage nach, wie sich die Unterschiede zwischen den beiden Systemen auf die Performanz der Governance auswirken. Table of ContentsEinleitung: Transnationale Koordination im Energiesektor als Gegenstand der Politikforschung.- Ein theoretisches Modell transnationaler Governance: Akteure, Strukturen und Prozesse im Staat und darüber hinaus.- Institutionelle Architekturen auf transnationaler Ebene in Europa und Nordamerika.- Klimaschutz und erneuerbare Energien.- Marktregulierung im Elektrizitäts- und Erdgassektor.- Ergebnisse und theoretische Schlussfolgerungen.
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United Nations The sustainable development goals report 2020
Book SynopsisThis year marks the start of the Decade of Action to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. It is a critical period to advance a shared vision and accelerate responses to the world's gravest challenges - from eliminating poverty and hunger to reversing climate change. Yet, in only a brief period of time, the precipitous spread of the novel coronavirus turned a public health emergency into one of the worst international crises of our lifetimes, changing the world as we know it. Now, due to COVID-19, an unprecedented health, economic and social crisis is threatening lives and livelihoods, making the achievement of Goals even more challenging.
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United Nations Framework for the Development of Environment
Book SynopsisThis multi-purpose conceptual and statistical framework provides an organizing structure to guide the collection and compilation of environment statistics at the national level. Though recommended for use by countries at any stage of development, its primary objective is to guide countries at early stages in the development of their environment statistics programmes by: (i) delineating the scope of environment statistics and identifying its constituents; (ii) contributing to the assessment of data requirements, sources, availability and gaps; (iii) guiding the development of multipurpose data collection processes and databases; and (iv) assisting in the co-ordination and organization of environment statistics, given the inter-institutional nature of the domain. It adequately responds to the increasing demand for information in the follow-up to Rio 20 and the Post-2015 Development Agenda.
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United Nations Sustainable transport, sustainable development:
Book SynopsisNew and emerging technologies, from electric cars and buses to zero-carbon producing energy sources, as well as policy innovations, are critical for combating climate change, but to be effective, they must ensure that transport strategies benefit everyone, including the poorest, according to this publication, which provides a guide to achieving sustainable transport. This interagency report on sustainable transport was prepared as a background document for the second Global Sustainable Transport Conference, taking place from 14 to 16 October 2021 in Beijing. It was prepared by the Conference Secretariat, the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), in close collaboration with other UN agencies
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Springer Verlag, Singapore Knowledge Society and Education in the
Book SynopsisThis book explores recent trends in the knowledge-based society and education field in Asia-Pacific and discusses future challenges in the region. It presents studies on the development of scientific thought in the field on the knowledge-based society in the Pacific Circle. This book explores the theoretical framework of the knowledge-based society framed by the borders imposed by the Pacific Ocean, particularly from the perspective of the Pacific Circle Consortium (PCC), in the face of a paradigm shift to satisfy the human needs that must be preserved to guarantee economic and human conditions that future development requires. It analyzes how education relates to the knowledge society in the Asia Pacific region, and considers global issues such as environmental degradation, climate change, pollution, soil erosion, growth of the population. It discusses how these issues concerns parents, educators, civil societies and governments of the countries around the Pacific Circle. This book explores the necessity of changing the current transformative paradigm to one that ensures environmental sustainability, with the support of scientific education and research, as an issue that must be integrated into the curricula in schools at all educational levels. Table of ContentsPresentation.- Introduction.- Chapter I A Call to Examine Civic Discourse and Engagement in the Asia-Pacific in an Online World.- Chapter II Business and Training in a Knowledge-Based Economy Environment the Telmex Case.- Chapter III The Russia’s Knowledge Society.- Chapter IV China: Compatible Relations between the Development of Artificial Intelligence, Employment and Education.- Chapter V Higher Education, Knowledge Economy and Tourism Competitiveness in the APEC Area.- Chapter VI The Knowledge Based Economy in Asia and the Pacific: Links to the Sustainable Development Goals.- Chapter VII Some Reflections on the Evolution and the roll of the Environmental Education.- Epilogue The Knowledge Society in the Circle: The New Era of Education and Research in Asia and the Pacific.
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Springer Verlag, Singapore The Belt and Road Initiative Green Development
Book SynopsisThis is an Open Access book. In accordance with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, it showcases 17 projects under the framework of Belt & Road Initiative (BRI). These projects cover ninefields, namely, biodiversity and ecosystem, clean energy, clean water, sustainable transportation, solid waste treatment, sustainable consumption and production, green buildings, sustainable foodproduction and corporate social responsibility. Aiming at achieving green development, these projects, in their implementation, adhere to the concept of ecological civilization, combine China’s strict environmental protection systems and international standards, and take various measures of environmental protection based on the conditions of the local environment. These measures include joint efforts with local governments, businesses and communities, optimizating of design and construction plans, strict controling over different types of pollutants, and in situ conservation of species and ecosystems.The experience and practice of these 13 projects set an example for the latecomers.Table of ContentsCongratulation massage.- Executive summary.- Chapter i: Biodiversity and Ecological Systems.- Chapter ii: Clean Energy.- Chapter iii: Clean Water.- Chapter iv: Sustainable Traffic.- Chapter v: Solid Waste Treatment.- Chapter vi: Sustainable Consumption and Production.- Chapter vii: Green Architecture.- Chapter viii: Corporate Social Responsibility.- Conclusion.
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Springer Verlag, Singapore Political Economy of China’s Climate Policy
Book SynopsisThis book covers major advances in China’s climate policy over the past decade and presents theoretical approaches to climate justice and low-carbon transformation from a Chinese perspective. It analyzes the political economy of China’s climate policy, and subsequently addresses the following major aspects: carbon emissions and human rights, equity and carbon budgets, economic analysis of low-carbon transformation, economics of adaptation to climate change, and international climate regime building. Table of ContentsAn Economic Analysis of China's Climate Policy.- China’s Balance of Emissions Embodied in Trade: Approaches to Measurement and Allocating International Responsibility.- Low Carbon Transformation.- Adapting to the Carrying Capacity, Ensuring Ecological Safety.- Post-Paris Process: A Transformational Breakthrough Is Still Needed.
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Information Age Publishing Climate Governance in International and
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Ecoespiritualidad para laicos
Book SynopsisLa crisis ecológico-social es mucho más grave de lo que nuestras sociedades se permiten percibir, y sus raíces culturales son hondas. Por eso, no resulta extraño que las personas más atentas (o menos denegadoras) vuelvan a plantear preguntas sobre las formas de espiritualidad. Las ecoespiritualidades puede ayudarnos en las tareas de transformación cultural que urge poner en marcha, o serían más bien variedades de escapismo? En este ensayo Jorge Riechmann, desde una noción laica de espiritualidad (centrada en la vivencia de interconexión y en la tarea de descentrar el ego) y desde una interpretación de la crisis que identifica la extralimitación ecológica como fenómen ocentral, busca caminos hacia una ecosofía a la altura de las circunstancias.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Managing Complexity Earth Systems and Strategies for the Future Routledge Studies in Sustainability
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Taylor & Francis Globalising the Climate
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Taylor & Francis The Ethical Underpinnings of Climate Economics Routledge Advances in Climate Change Research
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Socioeconomic Evaluation of Megaprojects Dealing with uncertainties
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Taylor & Francis Cars Automobility and Development in Asia
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Taylor & Francis Religion and Development in the AsiaPacific
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Taylor & Francis Ltd A Green History of the Welfare State
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Taylor & Francis Social Change and the Coming of Postconsumer Society Theoretical Advances and Policy Implications
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Chinas Role in Reducing Carbon Emissions The Stabilisation of Energy Consumption and the Deployment of Renewable Energy
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Taylor & Francis The Governance of Urban Green Spaces in the EU
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Taylor & Francis Energy Policy in China
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Taylor & Francis Climate Change Migration and Human Rights
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Taylor & Francis Governing the Environment in the Early Modern
Book SynopsisThroughout the early modern period, scientific debate and governmental action became increasingly preoccupied with the environment, generating discussion across Europe and the wider world as to how to improve land and climate for human benefit. This discourse eventually promoted the reconsideration of long-held beliefs about the role of climate in upholding the social order, driving economies and affecting public health. Governing the Environment in the Early Modern World explores the relationship between cultural perceptions of the environment and practical attempts at environmental regulation and change between 1500 and 1800. Taking a cultural and intellectual approach to early modern environmental governance, this edited collection combines an interpretative perspective with new insights into a period largely unfamiliar to environmental historians. Using a rich and multifaceted narrative, this book offers an understanding as to how efforts to enhance productive aTrade ReviewGoverning the Environment presents us with diverse and innovative scholarship on how early modern thinkers interpreted the complex relationships between people and their dynamic environments. Although focused on the past, this well-crafted volume provides fresh perspectives on current interrogations into what constitutes "nature" in light of the long history of politicized climate knowledge, the variable effects of human agency, and the challenges of environmental governance projects.Mary Floyd-Wilson, University of North CarolinaWith learning lightly worn, these insightful essays illuminate the multiple, and ever-evolving, understandings of climate and the environment circulating in Western Europe and North America in the early modern centuries. They convincingly show how deeply environmental ideas, and management practices, were embedded in prevailing political and social orders - then as now.John McNeill, Georgetown UniversityTable of ContentsForeword Mike Hulme Introduction Sara Miglietti and John Morgan 1.Climate, travel and colonialism in the early modern world - Rebecca Earle 2. Jean Bodin and the idea of anachorism Richard Spavin 3. Marshes as microclimate: governing with the environment in early modern France Raphael Morera 4. Mastering north-east England's "River of Tine": efforts to manage a rvier's flow, functions and form 1529-c.1800 Leona Skelton 5. "Take plow and spade, build and plant and make the waste land fruitful": Gerrard Winstanley and the importance of labour Ashley Dodsworth 6. Winter and discontent in early modern England - William Cavert 7. “A considerable change of climate”: glacial retreat and British policy in the early-nineteenth-century Arctic - Anya Zilberstein 8."Vast factories of febrile poison": wetlands, drainage, and the fate of American climates, 1750-1850 - Anthony Carlson
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Taylor & Francis The Nature State Rethinking the History of Conservation Routledge Environmental Humanities
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Taylor & Francis Environmental History of Modern Migrations
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Taylor & Francis Knowledge Production Area Studies and Global Cooperation Routledge Global Cooperation Series
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Taylor & Francis Nuclear Waste Politics
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Way Forward Beyond Agenda 21 3 Routledge Library Editions Sustainability
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Taylor & Francis The Way Forward Beyond Agenda 21 Routledge Library Editions Sustainability
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Routledge Library Editions Environmental Policy
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Taylor & Francis Sustainable Communities and Green Lifestyles
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Adapting Infrastructure to Climate Change
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Taylor & Francis Environmentally Sustainable Industrial Development in China
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Taylor & Francis Ltd CostBenefit Analysis of Groundwater Policy and Projects with Case Studies Groundwater Economics Volume 2 Groundwater Economics Second E
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Taylor & Francis Energy in Europe
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Taylor & Francis Energy in Europe
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Taylor & Francis Sustainability in the Gulf
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Taylor & Francis Local Action on Climate Change
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Taylor & Francis Climate Change and Food Security
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Taylor & Francis Integrating Sustainable Development in International Investment Law
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Evolution of Carbon Markets
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Taylor & Francis Digital Technology and Sustainability
Book SynopsisThis book brings together diverse voices from across the field of sustainable human computer interaction (SHCI) to discuss what it means for digital technology to support sustainability and how humans and technology can work together optimally for a more sustainable future.Contemporary digital technologies are hailed by tech companies, governments and academics as leading-edge solutions to the challenges of environmental sustainability; smarter homes, more persuasive technologies, and a robust Internet of Things hold the promise for creating a greener world. Yet, deployments of interactive technologies for such purposes often lead to a paradox: they algorithmically optimize heating and lighting of houses without regard to the dynamics of daily life in the home; they can collect and display data that allow us to reflect on energy and emissions, yet the same information can cause us to raise our expectations for comfort and convenience; they might allow us to share best prTable of ContentsPhoto Essay 1: Selfie TimeEli BlevisIntroduction: Digital Technology and Sustainability: Engaging the paradoxMike Hazas and Lisa P. NathanPhoto Essay 2: Artifice and NatureEli BlevisPart 1: Assessing the FieldChapter 1: Three Principles of Sustainable Interaction Design, RevisitedDavid Roedl, William Odom and Eli BlevisChapter 2: Towards a Social Practice Theory Perspective on Sustainable HCI Research and DesignAdrian K. Clear and Rob ComberChapter 3: A Conversation Between Two Sustainable HCI Researchers: The role of HCI in a Positive Socio-Ecological TransformationSamuel Mann and Oliver BatesResponse 1a: Sustainable HCI: From Individual to SystemChris Preist Response 1b: Sustainability within HCI within Society: Improvisations, Interconnections and ImaginationsJanine MorleyPhoto Essay 3: Rooftop GardenEli BlevisPart 2: Addressing LimitsChapter 4: Every Little Bit Makes Little Difference: The Paradox within SHCISomya Joshi and Tessy Cerratto PargmanChapter 5: Developing a political economy perspective for sustainable HCIBonnie Nardi and Hamid EkbiaChapter 6: Software Engineering for Sustainability: Tools for Sustainability AnalysisBirgit Penzenstadler and Colin C. VentersResponse 2: Challenging the Scope? Enrico ConstanzaPhoto Essay 4: Classroom ExerciseEli BlevisPART 3: Ways To Engage With OthersChapter 7: Communicating SHCI Research to Practitioners and StakeholdersChristian Remy and Elaine M. HuangChapter 8: Negotiating and Engaging with Environmental Public Policy at Different ScalesVanessa ThomasChapter 9: On the Inherent Contradictions of Teaching Sustainability at a Technical UniversityElina Eriksson and Daniel PargmanChapter 10: Participation in Design for SustainabilityJanet Davis and Sandra Burri Gram-HansenResponse 3a: Connected and ComplicitMél HoganResponse 3b: From Participatory Design to Participatory Governance through Sustainable HCI Rónán KennedyPhoto Essay 5: AirstreamEli BlevisPart 4: Inspiring FuturesChapter 11: A Sustainable Place: Everyday Designers as Place MakersAudrey Desjardins, Xiaolan Wang, and Ron WakkaryChapter 12: Interaction Design for Sustainability Futures: Towards Worldmaking InteractionsRoy BendorChapter 13: Think Local Act Local: The Case of Burning Mana.m. tsaasan and Bonnie NardiResponse 4: Sustainability Futures and the Future of Sustainable HCIYolande StrengersPhoto Essay 6: Locked GateEli BlevisEpilogue: Mike Hazas and Lisa P. Nathan
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Waste Matters Urban margins in contemporary literature Routledge Environmental Humanities
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Taylor & Francis Routledge Handbook of Environmental Policy in China
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Taylor & Francis Food Energy and Water Sustainability
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Taylor & Francis A Climate of Risk Precautionary Principles Catastrophes and Climate Change Routledge Research in Enviornmental Politics
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