Sustainability Books

Book SynopsisThis cutting-edge Research Agenda demonstrates how social network analysis can be used to address problems of social resilience and advance knowledge and policy intervention in the face of the existential crises that threaten our contemporary societies.Highlighting the role of social networks in supporting social resilience, contributions from experienced and innovative thinkers across the social sciences encourage readers to think in network terms about issues of social change and survival in situations of vulnerability. Chapters apply innovative social network thinking and analyses to a diverse range of existential societal challenges, including marginalized communities, emerging labour markets, governments, food systems, educational establishments, online social media, and the environment. The book further advances critical research frontiers that will inform the building of more resilient societies and ecosystems and ultimately strengthen our capacity to project ourselves into the future. Combining network-based critical analysis with in-depth knowledge of policy design and intervention, this dynamic Research Agenda will be an essential tool for postgraduate students carrying out research in the social sciences. Its provision of state-of-the-art research agendas in eighteen vital domains of social life will benefit analysts and consultants designing, implementing, and evaluating policy in these areas.Trade Review‘A stimulating read that has left me – as any good book on a developing topic should – with more questions raised than answered. Its mix of perspectives is truly inspiring because it is unusually rich and still necessarily incomplete.’ -- Ulrik Brandes, ETH Zurich, Switzerland‘This timely book persuasively illustrates the importance of a social network perspective in unpacking, understanding and improving social resilience at this critical point in our history. With contributions from a diversity of expert social network scholars, this is a must-read for anyone looking to understand social resilience and enact social change.’ -- Dean Lusher, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia‘Climate change, pandemics, misinformation, food and natural resource scarcity and mass migration all pose existential threats to the stability of social systems. Resilience as a context-transcending concept is an exciting idea, and this book's proposal to use network analysis as a unifying method and common language for studying it makes total sense.’ -- Arnout van de Rijt, European University Institute, Italy‘If you are one of the many people now interested in the topic of “resilience,” this is a book of perspectives you will want to read. The chapters are independent explorations of how the social network around a person or group affects resilience — and few things matter as much as the people around us for who is held down versus who is response enabled. The introductory overview chapter is a gem. I have my favorites among the chapters, but that just reflects my own thinking. This book is much broader than that, so I do not offer what could be taken as invidious applause. Let me just say that the book is a seedbed of promising ideas; so many new directions for research. Bravo to editors and authors.’ -- Ronald Burt, Bocconi University, Italy and University of Chicago, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction to social networks and social resilience ix Emmanuel Lazega, Rafael P.M. Wittek and Tom A.B. Snijders 1 Social networks and the resilience of marginalized communities 1 Miranda J. Lubbers 2 Gender, social networks and resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic 17 G. Robin Gauthier and Kelly L. Markowski 3 Social networks and resilience in work teams 31 Birgit Pauksztat 4 Social networks and resilience in emerging labor markets 45 Paola Tubaro 5 Inter-ethnic relationships in social networks and their effect on the resilience of ethnically diverse societies 59 Tobias H. Stark and Verena Seibel 6 Ethnic diversity, social networks, and the social resilience of schools 73 Clemens Kroneberg 7 Criminal networks and social resilience 87 Paolo Campana 8 A framework for resilience of and in international networks 101 James Hollway 9 Resilience in political networks 115 Karin Ingold, Dimitris Christopoulos and Manuel Fischer 10 Protest networks, mobilization, and resilience 131 Isabelle Langrock and Sandra González-Bailón 11 Resilience of socio-semantic bubbles 145 Camille Roth 12 Food systems between resilience and change: a social network analysis perspective 165 Laura Prota 13 Social networks to support food and nutrition security: a case study in the United States 181 Kayla de la Haye 14 The importance of seed circulation networks in the resilience of seed systems 197 Mathieu Thomas, Christian Leclerc, Isabelle Goldringer, Baptiste Rouger, Vanesse Labeyrie and Sélim Louafi 15 Community resilience under rural development projects and technocratic interventions: agenda for social network research 211 Petr Matous 16 The social safety net: implications for resilience in old age 223 Lea Ellwardt 17 Spatial opportunity structures for resilient social networks: the role of architectural and urban form 239 Kerstin Sailer and Xiaoming Li 18 An integrative network approach for understanding resilience to environmental change 257 Michele L. 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Book SynopsisThis timely Companion analyses how corporate social responsibility (CSR) can accelerate the achievement of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Global experts from a wide range of disciplines develop a flexible, diverse, and reconstructed form of CSR and illustrate how it can help build an inclusive and sustainable future.Using key CSR frameworks, this Companion critically examines the connections between CSR, sustainable development and the SDGs. Chapters focus on six key themes: stakeholders’ partnership and public awareness, ecosystem innovation, sustainable education, social protection, sustainable corporate practices, and national SDG action. Through exploring the experiences of diverse responsible businesses and nations, contributors present important strategies for achieving the socio-economic change necessary to address the sustainability crisis. Following the UN’s ‘Our Common Agenda’ report, the Companion provides a roadmap for adapting to the threats posed by unsustainable practices.The Elgar Companion to Corporate Social Responsibility and the Sustainable Development Goals will be an invaluable resource for students and scholars of CSR, the SDGs, international business, development studies, and social entrepreneurship. It will also be essential reading for government officials and professionals seeking to advocate, promote, and contribute to achieving the SDGs.Trade Review‘This volume is a must read for scholars, students and practitioners seeking to connect two dynamic and interrelated concepts—CSR and SDGs. I’m impressed with how the contributors and editors have presented a balanced view while encouraging and endorsing these essential strategies. I strongly endorse this unique book.’ -- Archie B. Carroll, Professor Emeritus, University of Georgia, US‘Students and scholars of CSR and sustainability will find this book to be an invaluable resource for teaching, learning and research purposes. The key topics covered trace a comprehensive and effective picture of the journey undertaken by companies, institutions, and organisations globally to achieve the socio-economic and cultural change required both to address and implement sustainability. Moreover, the book will be a welcome addition to the offerings of Business Schools and a useful tool to government officials and professionals engaged in promoting the SDGs' achievement.’ -- Mara Del Baldo, University of Urbino, Italy‘The UN 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has been the top priority of national governments, business, academia, and even individual career choices, and is the inevitable reality of the next decades. Whether you work in governments, businesses, or the academic world, you have an important role to play in the achievement of the SDGs, but the question is how can you play a positive role? The answer is you must first of all be aware of social responsibility and leverage it in contributing to the SDGs. Thanks to this book, we are provided with clear and practical guidance and cases to make a positive impact on the realization of the SDGs in the future.’ -- Haifeng Huang, Principles for Responsible Management Education Steering CommitteeTable of ContentsContents: Foreword xx Preface xxi Acknowledgements xxii 1 Introduction: corporate social responsibility and sustainable development 1 Samuel O. Idowu and Liangrong Zu 2 Wicked problems and sustainability challenges in the era of VUCA 9 Liangrong Zu 3 In search of a common language among stakeholders 27 Arto O. Salonen and Tanja Vesala-Varttala 4 Sustainability transitions by ecosystem innovation 48 Joel Wolff, Maria Jakubik, Jaakko Siltaloppi, Lili-Ann Wolff and Esko Hakanen 5 Integrating SDGs in accounting education: evidence from Italian universities 68 Camilla Falivena and Carmela Gulluscio 6 Promoting decent work for sustainable development through CSR activities in Latvia 85 Angelina Roša and Natalja Lace 7 Work safety as an important aspect of CSR and sustainable development goals 99 Anna Cierniak-Emerych 8 CSR and sustainable development goals in the Romanian higher education system 116 Silvia Puiu 9 Controlling or constructing business through the sustainable development goals 130 Magnus Frostenson 10 Achieving the sustainable development goals through public awareness 142 Jack Johnson and Dr Allan J. Sim 11 How does CSR address equality problems towards sustainable development goals? Business cases from various industries 160 Gizem Aras Beger, Bayram Bilge Sağlam and Egemen Ertürk 12 Intertemporal trade-offs to safeguard intergenerational equity: the role of business in sustainability issues 174 Sam Sarpong 13 Contribution of sustainable development goals and corporate social responsibility initiatives of multinational enterprises (MNEs) to social development in Nigeria: a critical assessment of the different parties and the dynamic involved in mandating CSR to identify best practices for developing nations 190 Adebimpe Adesua Lincoln and Brendhain Diamond 14 Corporate social responsibility and the sustainable development goals: a case of South Africa 221 Ndangwa Noyoo 15 Using the shared value business model to bridge the gap in South Africa’s energy crisis: an analysis of the shared value business model as a corporate governance strategy used to ameliorate the failure of Eskom 233 Mikovhe Maphiri 16 Multinational oil and gas corporations’ contribution to SDGs and social compliance in Uganda through their corporate social responsibility: a lens into readiness and the obstacles they face 250 David Katamba, Bosco Amerit, Maureen Basuuta, Swithern Tumwine and Muhammed Ngoma 17 Study on the cognitive differences of SDGs among Chinese university students based on Maslow’s hierarchy of needs theory 269 Hualiang Lu, Zhenying Xie and Guangwei Xu 18 Corporate social responsibility and sustainable development goals: a study of selected companies in India 288 Sumona Ghosh 19 Japan’s approach to the sustainable development goals 311 Scott Davis, Shuichi Suzuki and Hiroshi Sasaki 20 Sustainable development goals in Bolivia: assumptions and realities 331 Boris Christian Herbas-Torrico, Carlos Alejandro Arandia-Tavera and Pedro Alejandro Leoni-Peinado Index

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Book SynopsisThis crucial Handbook investigates an urgent area for policy-makers, academia and industries alike: the circular economy. International experts on the subject bring together the latest thinking on this critical global issue.Providing a comprehensive overview of the mechanisms and consequences of the circular economy, as well as its limitations, it raises important questions concerning how the world should proceed when non-renewable resources, such as fossil fuels and minerals, are being depleted and the environment is struggling to cope with the waste and emissions of unsustainable production and consumption systems. Contributors explore a broad range of themes, such as new sustainable production and consumption systems, new design requirements, recycling systems, new business models and the social impacts of the circular economy, while also consolidating the many ways in which the topic has been dealt with in research, business and policy-making.Shedding light on a concept that has become increasingly relevant during the last decade, the Handbook of the Circular Economy is essential reading for students, academics and policy-makers trying to make sense of the plethora of ways in which the term has been applied and interpreted.Trade Review'In the present tsunami of new publications on the circular economy, this book sticks out through the broad analysis with regard to topics and regions covered by case studies. Let us hope that the book will motivate managers, policy-makers, educators, material scientists and economists to look at the present slowdown as a facilitator to change course towards a more sustainable and resilient society, towards a circular economy.' -- Walter R. Stahel, Product-Life Institute Geneva, Switzerland and University of Surrey, UKTable of ContentsContents: Foreword by Janez Potocnik and Julia Okatz xv 1 Introduction and overview 1 Miguel Brandão, David Lazarevic and Göran Finnveden PART I FUNDAMENTALS OF THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY 2 The circular economy: a strategy to reconcile economic and environmental objectives? 8 David Lazarevic and Miguel Brandão 3 The circular economy as a complex adaptive system 28 Jouni Korhonen 4 The role of design as a barrier to and enabler of the circular economy 39 Deborah Andrews 5 Industrial symbiosis networks: application of the circular economy for resource efficiency 50 Michael Martin 6 Product service systems: business models towards a circular economy 61 Sofia Lingegård 7 Consumers in the circular economy 74 Juana Camacho-Otero, Vivian S.C. Tunn, Lucy Chamberlin and Casper Boks PART II ASSESSING THE IMPACTS OF A CIRCULAR ECONOMY 8 Material flow analysis of recycling systems 89 Sarah Schmidt and David Laner 9 An element flow analysis approach to support the circular economy 99 Rajib Sinha, Rafael Laurenti, Jagdeep Singh and Björn M. Frostell 10 Modelling material recycling in life cycle assessment: how sensitive are results to the available methods? 116 Tomas Ekvall and Miguel Brandão 11 Environmental economic assessment of novel circular economy and bioeconomy technologies 137 Mikael Skou Andersen and Louise Martinsen 12 Integrated sustainability assessment of a circular economy 147 Kristian Skånberg, Anders Wijkman, Mårten Berglund, Göran Finnveden and Miguel Brandão 13 Sex, drugs and the circular economy: the social impacts of the circular economy and how to measure them 162 Kati Pitkänen, Tiina Kaisa Maria Karppinen, Petrus Kautto, Sara Turunen, Jachym Judl and Tuuli Myllymaa 14 Why and how actors and organizations need to be integrated into a systems-level monitoring for a sustainable circular economy 176 Dominik Wiedenhofer, Stefan Pauliuk, Andreas Mayer, Doris Virág and Willi Haas 15 Circular economy rebound 194 Jason Maier, Roland Geyer and Trevor Zink PART III GOVERNING THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY 16 Between a policy mix and a policy mess: policy instruments and instrumentation for the circular economy 207 Petrus Kautto and David Lazarevic 17 The missing link: regulating waste-based materials in the circular economy 224 Topi Turunen 18 Building ecologies of circular intermediaries 235 Jack Barrie and Wisdom Kanda 19 Transforming business models: towards a sufficiency-based circular economy 250 Nancy M.P. Bocken and Samuel W. Short 20 Putting circular ambitions into action: the case of Accus, a small Swedish sign company 266 Hervé Corvellec, Maira Babri and Herman I. Stål 21 From waste management to natural capital management in the circular economy 278 Graham Aid and David Lazarevic 22 Refurbishing the ‘circular economy’ concept in Russia: from industrial policy towards innovation by co-creation 293 Darya Gerasimenko, Ekaterina Markelova and Raisa Momot 23 The circular economy at the heart of French sustainable public policies: what are the consequences? 307 Nicolas Buclet 24 How Portugal is applying the circular challenge 315 Carlos Borrego, Sandra Rafael, Sílvia Coelho, Bruno Augusto, Afonso Silva, Johnny Reis, Ana Isabel Miranda and Myriam Lopes PART IV SECTORAL AND BUSINESS CASE STUDIES 25 What circular economy measures fit what kind of product? 327 Anne-Marie Tillman, Siri Willskytt, Daniel Böckin, Hampus André and Maria Ljunggren Söderman 26 Circular manufacturing systems 343 Amir Rashid, Malvina Roci and Farazee M.A. Asif 27 The circular nutrient economy: needs and potentials of nutrient recycling 358 Helena Valve, Petri Ekholm and Sari Luostarinen 28 Understanding forest-based value creation in a regional context 369 Antje Klitkou 29 Bioenergy in the circular economy 382 Annette Cowie 30 Do bioenergy, bioeconomy and circular economy systems mitigate climate change? Insights from life cycle assessment 396 Miguel Brandão 31 Straw wars – a consequential saga: the life cycle climate change consequences of replacing plastic with paper 410 Simon Hoge and Miguel Brandão 32 Circularity in the built environment: a call for a paradigm shift 425 Tove Malmqvist, Alice Moncaster, Freja Rasmussen and Harpa Birgisdóttir 33 Implementation of a circular economy at universities 439 Joan Manuel F. Mendoza, Alejandro Gallego-Schmid and Adisa Azapagic 34 A life cycle perspective on the environmental aspects of complex, emerging resource recovery systems: the case of bauxite residue 452 P. James Joyce and Anna Björklund 35 Urban mining: on the potential and multifaceted challenges of facilitating recycling of wire-based city infrastructure 465 Joakim Krook, Björn Wallsten, Niclas Svensson and Stefan Anderberg PART V PROSPECTS 36 Beyond the consumer: enlarging the role of the citizen in the circular economy 479 Kersty Hobson 37 Managing the transition to the circular economy 491 Patrizia Ghisellini and Sergio Ulgiati 38 Prospects for the circular economy and conclusions 505 Miguel Brandão, David Lazarevic and Göran Finnveden Index 515

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Book SynopsisExploring the need for a sustainable transport paradigm, which has been sought after by local and national authorities internationally over the last 30 years, this illuminating and timely Handbook offers insights into how this can be secured more broadly and what it may involve, as well as the challenges that the sustainable transport approach faces.Drawing on a wide range of research and relevant case studies that showcase where the principles of sustainable transport have been, or could be, implemented, the Handbook offers readers a holistic understanding of the paradigm. Contributions showcase the evidence of the continued need for a sustainable transport approach, analyse its core principles, and, finally, discuss what it will take to achieve implementation, considering aspects such as behaviour change, accessibility, governance and politics.Offering a comprehensive overview across the many dimensions of sustainable transport, this Handbook will be an indispensable resource for transport, planning and urban studies scholars. It will also be a useful guide for planners and policy makers looking for advice to advance future practice.Trade Review'Curtis and the impressive cast of international researchers have written a comprehensive resource at the forefront of sustainable transport scholarship. Early on, this text establishes a sustainable framework and makes the case for why the automobile, while transformative, has not been utilized in a sustainable way under the previous paradigm. Then, the book evaluates the wide swath of legacy, new, and emerging transportation options and how they measure up against sustainability metrics. One particularly outstanding contribution is the wide-ranging treatment of land use and the built environment and their critical and symbiotic role in supporting a modal shift. This will be a resource for students, practitioners, and scholars around the globe interested in meeting the challenge of creating sustainable transport systems.' -- Kelly Clifton, Portland State University, US'The Handbook of Sustainable Transport will be a must-read for students, researchers, and practitioners. With more than 40 chapters written by some of the leading scholars in the field, the Handbook covers the area of sustainable transport in an unprecedented manner, calling for a paradigm shift in the way we think, plan, and develop sustainable transport. With the COVID-19 pandemic, this Handbook could not be more timely.' -- Ahmed El-Geneidy, McGill University, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: Foreword xxiii Preface xxiv 1. Introduction to Handbook of Sustainable Transport 1 Carey Curtis PART I THE RATIONALE FOR SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT: FROM GENESIS TO PRESENT DAY 2. Paradigm shift? 5 Tom Rye 3. Unsustainable transport 14 Leigh Glover and Nicholas Low 4. Economic inefficiency of the car-based paradigm 26 John Whitelegg 5. Social equity and disadvantage 37 Ren Thomas 6. Transport and health: a personal and UK perspective 48 Adrian Davis 7. Beyond the dilemma: questioning the links between human prosperity and mobility growth 58 Luca Bertolini 8. Low carbon mobility transitions 69 Debbie Hopkins PART II INTEGRATED TRANSPORT 9. To travel, or not to travel? Telecommuting, teleshopping, and avoiding the need to travel 81 Erik Elldér 10. Universal design – universal access: Sweden as leaders in the built environment and transport 90 Helena Svensson 11. What of a walkable urban future? Towards sustainable institutional design for walking 100 Courtney Babb 12. How culture shapes – and is shaped by – mobility: cycling transitions in The Netherlands 109 Marco te Brömmelstroet, Willem Boterman and Giselinde Kuipers 13. Making space for bicycling 119 Kevin J. Krizek and David A. King 14. Docked and dockless public bike-sharing schemes: research, practice and discourse 129 Dorina Pojani, Jiashuo Chen, Iderlina Mateo-Babiano, Richard Bean, Jonathan Corcoran 15. Public transport network planning 139 Jan Scheurer 16. On-demand public transport – the future of public transport or the emperor’s new clothes? 150 Fredrik Pettersson-Löfstedt 17. Paratransit 160 Deike Peters and Samikchhya Bhusal 18. The sustainability of last-mile freight in cities 170 Michael Browne and Sam McLeod 19. Is micro-mobility sustainable? An overview of implications for accessibility, air pollution, safety, physical activity and subjective wellbeing 180 Dimitris Milakis, Laura Gebhardt, Daniel Ehebrecht, Barbara Lenz 20. The role of car-sharing in sustainable transport systems 190 Jennifer L. Kent 21. Congestion charging/mobility pricing 199 Daniel Firth 22. The transition to automated mobility : how well do connected and autonomous vehicles really fit into a sustainable transport future? 209 Iain Docherty PART III INTEGRATED LAND USE AND TRANSPORT 23. Why sustainable transport cannot ignore land use 220 Susan Handy 24. Transit-oriented development and sustainable transportation 230 John L. Renne 25. Making places with transit-oriented development: the case of North Holland 238 Paul Chorus 26. Reducing the need to travel: the challenge of employment self-containment 248 Sharon Biermann and Kirsten Martinus 27. Rethinking the urban arterial: from car mobility to urban liveability 258 Peter M. Jones 28. The Ghent Living Streets: experiencing a sustainable and social future 269 Dries Gysels 29. Parking: an opportunity to deliver sustainable transport 280 Rebecca Clements 30. Integrating land use and transport: understanding the dynamics of proximity 289 Anders Larsson PART IV ADJUSTING TO THE NEW PARADIGM 31. CBA legitimizes unsustainable transportation outcomes 299 Petter Næss 32. A multi-actor multi-criteria exercise in transport planning : the case of the Nueva Alameda Providencia project 310 Beatriz Mella Lira and Robin Hickman 33. Using accessibility metrics and tools to deliver sustainable mobility 323 Enrica Papa 34. Accessibility at the local scale: how its constrains our ability to ‘live locally’ 333 Cecília Silva 35. Children and sustainable transport 343 Claire Freeman 36. Generational change and travel 357 Tsoi Ka Ho and Becky P.Y. Loo 37. Keeping older people mobile through a new philosophy for a new ageing population 368 Charles Musselwhite 38. Financing the expansion of mass transit services 378 John Stone and James C. Murphy 39. Financing public transport through land use and value capture 388 Corinne Mulley and Barbara T.H. Yen 40. Institutional path dependence 398 Muhammad Imran 41. Experts and bias: the impact on sustainable transport 408 Alexa Delbosc 42. Politics of paradigm shift: a story from Stockholm 416 Karolina Isaksson 43. Educators as advocates in transport politics 425 Crystal Legacy 44. Sustainable transport: looking back – looking forward 434 Phil Goodwin and Carey Curtis Index 447

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Book SynopsisThe role and agency of the public is often a minor consideration for researchers, authorities, and other experts evaluating policy goals, strategies, and instruments within the transport sector. Public Participation in Transport in Times of Change analyses and discusses different forms of participation, challenges, and lessons to be learned across the field. Chapters discuss various forms of public participation in connection to sustainable mobility, transport planning, policy packaging, health, infrastructure, and active travel, creating a comprehensive analysis relevant for both practitioners and researchers who operate within the transport field. The Transport and Sustainability series addresses the important nexus between transport and sustainability containing volumes dealing with a wide range of issues relating to transport, its impact in economic, social, and environmental spheres, and its interaction with other policy sectors.Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1. What is public participation in transport in times of change?; Lisa Hansson, Claus Hedegaard Sørensen, and Tom Rye Grass-roots participation initiatives Chapter 2. Mobilizing for transit-oriented communities in Los Angeles; Lily Song Chapter 3. Understanding the multiple roles of participation in Urban Mobility: An investigation of spaces for participation in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil; Aline Fernandes Barata, Tim Jones, and Sue Brownhill Chapter 4. The potential for public participation in planning healthy urban mobility: the case of Oxford, United Kingdom; Ben Spencer, Tim Jones, Juliet Carpenter, and Sue Brownhill Participation in unconventional areas Chapter 5. Challenges for public participation in sustainable urban logistics planning: the experience of Rome; Ila Maltese, Alessandro Sciullo, Edoardo Marcucci, Valerio Gatta, and Tom Rye Chapter 6. Uncommon commons: civic participation and the localized maintenance of road infrastructure in Sweden; Jens Alm and Alexander Paulsson When public participation throws up unexpected results Chapter 7. Messaging, emergencies and public discontent: implementing active travel initiatives during COVID19; Morgan Campbell Chapter 8. Governing urban transport packages in Norway: understanding conditions for public participation; Anders Tønnesen, Julie Runde Krogstad, and Petter Christiansen Chapter 9. Does more public participation in local and regional transport planning lead to “better” outcomes?; Tom Rye Conclusion Chapter 10. The transformational potential of public participation in transport; Claus Hedegaard Sørensen, Lisa Hansson, and Tom Rye

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Book SynopsisCo-edited by the president of Georgia Tech, one of America’s leading research universities, Higher Education and SDG17: Partnerships for the Goals demonstrates how higher education institutions are uniquely positioned to act as catalysts, conveners, and supporters of key partnerships to help advance the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. Featuring authors from higher education institutions, educational networks, and governing bodies around the globe, chapters provide case studies, inspiration, reflections, and critical perspectives from a variety of geographies, disciplines, and partners on how HEI partnerships can rapidly accelerate progress on the goals. Responding to an urgent need for a mind shift towards collaboration and collective action, this is a uniquely global roadmap for higher education leaders, students, faculty, staff, and other partners, to take on the immense challenge of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Higher Education and the Sustainable Development Goals is a series of 17 books that address each of the SDGs in turn specifically through the lens of higher education. Adopting a solutions-based approach, each book focuses on how higher education is advancing delivery of sustainable development and the United Nations global goals. The series is edited by Wendy Purcell, Professor with Rutgers University and Academic Research Scholar with Harvard University; Emeritus Professor and University President Emerita.Trade ReviewThis is a timely book, which will provide a concrete support to the debate on SDG17 and on the actions which the higher education community should take in order to pursue its implementation. -- Walter LealAs a book series, Higher Education and the SDGs will make an important contribution to accelerating delivery against the global goals. To start the series with the book on Partnerships for the Goals, possibly the most decisive SDG, makes perfect sense and is highly symbolic since accomplishing the sixteen other ones largely depends on cooperation and collaboration among all relevant stakeholders. This book impressively shows the important role of higher education in teaming up with actors from various other sectors to meet the ambitious aims of the Agenda 2030 collectively. -- Prof. Andreas KaplanThe book series Higher Education and the SDGs will make a valuable contribution to policy dialogue and higher education practices in achieving the SDGs. This first book in the series on Higher Education for Partnerships for the Goals highlights a range of partnerships, discusses some successful partnership cases and explore ways to enhance the impact of higher education partnerships to accelerate progress towards SDGs. -- Qudsia KalsoomTable of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction; Ángel Cabrera and Drew Cutright Chapter 2. SDG 17 and the Role of Universities; Nikhil Seth Chapter 3. Mobilizing Higher Education Action on the SDGs: Insights from System Change Approaches; Tahl S. Kestin, Julio Lumbreras, and María Cortés Puch Chapter 4. Towards Global Equity in Higher Education; Joanna Newman Chapter 5. Rethinking Partnerships in our Lived Spaces: A Key to Achieving the SDGs; Susan T.L. Harrison and Maano Ramutsindela Chapter 6. The Power of Intergenerational Partnership: Students, Universities, and SDG 17; Sam Vaghar, Summer Wyatt-Buchan, Shriya Dayal, Srijan Banik, and Ayushi Nahar Chapter 7. Global Shared Learning by Tecnológico de Monterrey: An International Partnership for Sustainable Development Education; Luz Patricia Montaño-Salinas and José Manuel Páez-Borrallo Chapter 8. Drawdown Georgia Business Compact: A Partnership Advancing Collective Action for Climate Mitigation; Marilyn A. Brown, Jasmine Crowe, John Lanier, Michael Oxman, Roy Richards, Jr. and L. Beril Toktay

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Book SynopsisThe fundamental cause of many of the global challenges we are currently facing is our disconnection from ourselves, our fellow humans, other beings, and our planet. We have consistently failed to recognize the inner consciousness that dictates our relationships and decisions, an awareness that could be the first step toward humanity’s quest to set civilization on a more sustainable trajectory. Rooted in both secular spirituality and scientific evidence, Applied Spirituality and Sustainable Development Policy articulates a new model of sustainable development that is not just based on narrow definitions of GDP and economic growth, but that includes and even forefronts social and environmental development and inner transformation of human beings. Drawing on fields from physics to public policy, 18 pioneering authors discuss: A distillation of the spiritual gems at the core of the world’s major religions, including Indic and Buddhist philosophy Root-cause analyses of major sustainable development policy challenges like climate change Connections between spirituality and law, and how our legal frameworks can reflect these values The need for leaders to understand their spiritual nature in order to be authentic and transformative in their leadership styles Recognizing a global need for healing, this book rejuvenates how we think about development and nurture our innate spirituality, and challenges us to shift our collective mindset from one of having to one of being.Trade ReviewThe book Applied Spirituality and Sustainable Development Policy is breathtaking in its scope and awe-inspiring for the depth of insight brought to bear on the current world crises. The editors have brought together contributions from a powerful team of academics, researchers and thinkers in the areas of spirituality, policy and sustainable development to create a truly outstanding text, sure to become a future classic. I will be using this text with my students! -- Lee Newitt, Founder MA Spirituality, Ecology & Mental Health at Buckinghamshire New University, UKPhysicists define energy as the capacity of matter to do work, and have demonstrated that this capacity is in all things everywhere and can be neither created nor destroyed. Have we not just described the God of ancient man, and the essence of modern spirituality? Let us then leave mysticism behind. If energy created this planet, its systems, and the vast cosmos surrounding it, would it not have the capacity to solve what appear to be unsolvable human problems? Energy does not deny us its aid. Rather, we deny energy its existence and pretend to be separated from our own being. The laws of physics hold otherwise. This remarkable book on applied spirituality is nothing less than a manual for the application of the energy in all things everywhere to solve human problems. Of course, energy has no problems. If we apply the lessons of this book, we will soon realize that neither do we. -- James Kimmel, Jr., JD, Yale School of Medicine, author of Suing for Peace, The Trial of Fallen Angels, and The Science of RevengeRather than outlining another neat, pre-determined framework, destined by definition to oversimplify the complexities of the real world, [this book] proposes a radically new approach -- one that neither rejects reason and rationalism, nor subjectivity and diversity; one that rather expands and enriches both. The Constitution of UNESCO reads 'Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defences of peace must be constructed'. Similarly, this book posits that to achieve sustainable and equitable development in our world, we must cultivate the conditions for its flourishing within ourselves. It reminds us that we already hold the keys to this, both in the form of centuries’ old spiritual wisdom passed down to us through the ages (spiritual, not religious), and in our own innate spirituality. Rather than engaging in exhausting ideological battles, it recommends opening the mind to applied spirituality, free of religious, political and ideological dogma. In this way, the buttresses of peace and wellbeing for all sentient beings can be constructed. This approach will undoubtably elicit skepticism from various quarters, particularly from the rationalist orthodoxy camp. But reason and rationalism represent only one essential human faculty. Surely the complexities of our world with its multiple, intersecting, systemic challenges merit the full benefit of all our faculties and capabilities – our intuitive and ethical faculties, the faculties of the heart and our ability for love, empathy, and compassion, to name a few? Why would we willingly withhold the full scope of our faculties and abilities in the quest for a more sustainable future? This book calls for an integral, systems approach to our complex, interconnected global challenges, one that not only brings all our faculties to bear holistically, but that also stems from profound wisdom and applied spirituality. Methodological issues will certainly be open to debate, but the approach itself is deeply compelling. -- Renata Lok, Former Senior UN Official and Former Coordinator of the UN System in IndiaApplied Spirituality and Sustainable Development Policy makes a much-needed contribution to our understanding of how spirituality, as distinct from religion, can inform and improve every aspect of our life. My own practice of Sahaja Yoga meditation over the last 35 years has revealed to me that inner transformation, which comes about as one seeks spiritual depth, enables us to make intuitively informed choices that enhance the quality of our family, professional and social interactions. The editors and contributors deserve our highest compliments and deepest gratitude for their courageous effort to explain that spirituality does not isolate us from society or nature. On the contrary, spirituality empowers us in the subtlest of ways, to live in consonance with nature and in harmony with mankind. -- Rajiv Kumar, Vice Chair (2017-22), NITI Aayog, Government of IndiaThis is a very stupendous work! Public policy and spirituality seem unconnected, but public policy is surely based on the quality of the key players and needs their internal transformation. Religion was created precisely to provide this support. Unfortunately institutionalised religion has created the opposite effect: of excluding others, rather than feeling the one-ness. It has led to destruction, wars and violence. If the theory of change proposed in this work has to materialise, it needs a lot of hard work of reformation, both within and without. But the time has come for it. -- R. Subrahmanyam, Former Secretary, Higher Education and Social Justice, Government of IndiaTable of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction and Overview; Naresh Singh and Divya Bhatnagar Chapter 2. Policy and Practice informed by the Ancient Science of Spirituality; Mihir Shah Chapter 3. Politics of Being: Harnessing Spirituality and Science for a New Development Paradigm; Thomas Legrand Chapter 4. Buddhist and Taoist Systems Thinking: Perennial Wisdom Applications and Implications to Sustainable Transformation; Josep M. Coll Chapter 5. New Paradigm Politics and Governance for a Planetary Civilization; Anneloes Smitsman Chapter 6. Spiritual Leadership For Sustainable Development Policy; Naresh Singh Chapter 7. Law and Applied Spirituality; K. Parameswaran Chapter 8. A Holistic View to Approach Sustainable Development: Spiritual Roots and Evidence from Quantum Physics; Divya Bhatnagar and Sudip Patra Chapter 9. Spirituality, Wisdom, and Quantum Theory: Wisdom Has a Measurement Problem Too; David Rooney Chapter 10. Public Policy for Sustainable Development: A Gandhian Paradigm; Pooja Sharma Chapter 11. An Exploration of the Nonmaterial Dimension as the Sine Qua Non of “Sustainable Development”; Vern Neufeld Redekop Chapter 12. Applied Spirituality and Mediation: Overcoming Challenges of Sustainability using Inter-relational Settlement Model; K. Parameswaran Chapter 13. Compassionate Policies to Relieve Systemic Suffering: Visions, Obstacles, Strategies, Actions; Robertson Work

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Book SynopsisDevelopment in any country is impossible if reliable and affordable energy, safe water and sanitation, as well as telecommunication facilities, are not easily accessible. Artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques are now widely used in all branches of engineering to build and optimize systems. The combination of AI and engineering can indeed act as a real catalyst to achieve the UN SDGs. The volume editors present an analysis of different concepts and case studies in engineering disciplines such as chemical, civil, electrical, telecommunications and mechanical engineering, demonstrating how engineering systems and processes can leverage the power of AI to drive and achieve the UN SDGs. Topics covered include sustainable crop production and consumption, AI based clean water and sanitation monitoring, intelligent transport systems and achieving affordable and clean energy through AI and 5G powered internet of energy. Such a study is of paramount importance and is a valuable source of information for researchers, engineers, and policy makers to be able to better design and adopt AI enabled techniques in different engineering areas, with a view to catalyze the achievement of the UN SDGs.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Advances of Artificial Intelligence in Engineering; Tulsi Pawan Fowdur, Satyadev Rosunee, Robert T. F. Ah King, Pratima Jeetah and Mahendra Gooroochurn Part 1: Impact of AI Enabled Chemical and Environmental Engineering Systems on UN SDGs Chapter 2. Adoption of machine learning for sustainable solid waste management; P D Jeetah, G D Somaroo, D Surroop, A K Ragen, and N S Amode Chapter 3. Smart fertilizer application in agricultural land for sustainable crop production and consumption; Robert T. F. Ah King, Bhimsen Rajkumarsingh, Pratima Jeetah, Geeta Somaroo, and Deejaysing Jogee Chapter 4. Predicting household plastic level consumption using machine learning and AI; Jeetah P D , Chuttur, Hurry N , Tahalooa K , and Seebun D Chapter 5. Ant colony, bee colony and elephant herd optimizations for estimating aqueous-phase adsorption model parameters; Ackmez Mudhoo, Gaurav Sharma, Khim Hoong Chu, and Mika Sillanpää Part 2: Impact of AI Enabled Civil Engineering Systems on UN SDGs Chapter 6. Artificial Intelligence based clean water and sanitation monitoring; Deejaysing Jogee, Manta Devi Nowbuth, Virendra Proag, and Jean-Luc Probst Chapter 7. Achieving SDG targets in the land transport sector using Intelligent Transportation Systems; Zaheer Doomah, Asish Seeboo, and Tulsi Pawan Fowdur Part 3: Impact of AI Enabled Electrical Electronic and Telecommunications Engineering Systems on UN SDGs Chapter 8. Achieving affordable and clean Energy through AI and 5G Powered Internet of Energy (IoE); Tulsi Pawan Fowdur and Ashven Sanghan Chapter 9. Leveraging the power of Blockchain in Industry 4.0 and Intelligent Real-time Systems for achieving the SDGs; Tulsi Pawan Fowdur, Visham Hurbungs, and, and Lavesh Babooram Chapter 10. A Reliability-based Two Stage PMU Placement Optimisation Model using Mathematical and Nature-based Evolutionary Algorithms; Robert T. F. Ah King and Samiah Mohangee Chapter 11. Quantitative Assessment of Models and Indices for Interior Thermal Comfort taking into account the Effects of Solar Radiation and Wind; Bhimsen Rajkumarsingh, Robert T. F. Ah King, and Khalid Adam Joomun Chapter 12. The role of the Internet of Things for a more Sustainable Future; Anshu Prakash Murdan, and Vishwamitra Oree Part 4: Impact of AI Enabled Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering Systems on UN SDGs Chapter 13. Mechatronics implementation of passive building elements to improve thermal comfort and promote energy efficiency in buildings; Mahendra Gooroochurn Chapter 14. Demystifying climate change and climate action through the circular homes concept - an educational tool for community engagement; Mahendra Gooroochurn Chapter 15. Robotics and automated systems for enabling an Industry 4.0 transformation in Mauritius; Mahendra Gooroochurn and Riaan Stopforth Chapter 16. Potential beneficial impact of AI-driven atmospheric corrosion prediction on the UN SDGs; Yashwantraj Seechurn Chapter 17. In-situ Durability Assessment of Natural Composite Structures by Considering ANN Modelling; Ramful Raviduth Part 5: Impact of AI Enabled Sustainability and Enterprise Development on UN SDGs Chapter 18. The Manufacturing Sector in Mauritius: Building Supply Chain Resilience & Business Value with AI; Satyadev Rosunee and Roshan Unmar Chapter 19. AI for Social Good: Opportunities for Inclusive & Sustainable Development; Satyadev Rosunee and Roshan Unmar Chapter 20. The Applications of Artificial Intelligence in the Textile Industry; Naraindra Kistamah

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Book SynopsisSeven of the seventeen United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs) are directly related to sustainable infrastructure development. The majority of sectors, including the road infrastructure sector, are under intense pressure to find financially feasible, socially acceptable, and environmentally conscientious project outcomes or techniques that will result in sustainable road infrastructure development (SRID). Sustainable Road Infrastructure Project Implementation in Developing Countries presents a model for implementing sustainable road infrastructure projects in developing countries. Providing readers with comprehensive theoretical and practical directions on implementing sustainable road infrastructure projects in developing countries successfully, the authors discuss the factors which influence the implementation of sustainable road infrastructure projects, including the drivers, barriers, benefits, and determinants of sustainable road project implementation. The model offers road infrastructure stakeholders with a precise and functional tool that promotes collaboration, common language and comprehension, engagement and interaction among all individuals and institutions involved in SRIP implementation. It is beneficial to both professionals and scholars, in the area of architecture; building technology; civil engineering; sustainable/green construction and other disciplines in the built industry.Table of ContentsPart 1. Sustainability and Road Infrastructure Development Chapter 1. General Introduction to Sustainable Road Infrastructure Development Chapter 2. Overview of Sustainable Development Chapter 3. Sustainable Road Infrastructure Development Part 2. Models, Theories and Frameworks for Implementing Sustainable Road Infrastructure Projects Chapter 4. Evaluation and Assessment of the Sustainability of Infrastructure Projects Chapter 5. Project Implementation Frameworks, Models, and Guidelines for Sustainable Infrastructure Chapter 6. Sustainability Criteria and Indicators for Road Infrastructure Projects Chapter 7. Sustainable Infrastructure Project Financing Part 3. Public Participation, Climate Change Response and Stakeholder Management in Sustainable Road Infrastructure Development Chapter 8. Public Participation in Sustainable Road Infrastructure Development Chapter 9. Climate Change Response in Srid Chapter 10. Stakeholder Management in Sustainable Road Infrastructure Development Part 4. Sustainable Road Infrastructure Development: The Case of Ghana Chapter 11. Sustainable Road Infrastructure Development in Ghana Chapter 12. The View of Experts in Ghana through A Delphi Research Study Part 5. The Isripi Model Chapter 13. The Conceptual Isripi Model for Developing Countries

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Book SynopsisThis authoritative Handbook provides a thorough exploration of development policy from both scholarly and practical perspectives and offers insights into the policy process dynamics and a range of specific policy issues, including corruption and network governance.Chapters deliver critical analyses of complex issues within the economic, social, technological and environmental development sectors, such as climate change and environmental protection. This important Handbook synthesises diverse perspectives on policies and their implications for development, and features regional and country-specific case studies highlighting the field‘s expansive nature. The editors bring together leading contributors who deliver insightful research into topics such as human rights, policy networks and development policy praxis.With an accessible and comprehensive approach, this Handbook will appeal to practitioners exploring development policy issues and be welcomed by scholars and researchers looking to gain an insight into the world of development.Trade Review‘This book provides a detailed, expert forensic analysis of policymaking and governance within global development, bringing together an academic and practice perspective to show how development governance and policymaking can be improved and strengthened. This collection captures and explores the growing complexity and polycentric nature of global development policy, and the new challenges (including climate emergency, prolonged financial crisis, and the impact of global pandemic) such policy is required to respond to and engage with. Together, the contributions make a powerful case for embedding policymaking and analysis within specific contexts (thinking global, acting local), within accurate and up-to-date quantitative and qualitative data, and within a conscious critical thinking approach. For anyone seeking to understand how and where global development policy is constructed, how this has shifted over the first two decades of the twenty-first century as new issues and challenges have emerged, and how these processes have impacted in (and been shaped by) different regional contexts, this is an essential addition to the development thinker and practitioner’s library.’ -- Michael Jennings, SOAS University of London, UK‘This excellent book covers the entire field of development policy with a thoroughness to be admired. It is well written in a knowledgeable style. Great work!‘ -- Richard Peet, Institute for Human Geography, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface xxi Introduction: the panorama of development policy 1 Habib Zafarullah and Ahmed Shafiqul Huque PART I EXPLORING THE FIELD 1 Development policy: ideas and practice 12 Habib Zafarullah and Ahmed Shafiqul Huque 2 Twenty-first-century horizons of development 25 Jan Nederveen Pieterse 3 Development policy and governance in the Global South: towards a multilevel governance framework 35 Charles Conteh 4 Inclusive economic growth policies: myth vs reality 48 Anis Chowdhury 5 Addressing inequality: policy options in emerging and developing countries 68 Edward Anderson 6 Poverty and policy in the developing world: before and after the pandemic 79 M.G. Quibria 7 Human rights and development: policy perspectives 91 Bård A. Andreassen 8 Social networks, social capital and development 104 Manoj K. Shrestha 9 Development and the environment: the appalling story stated 115 Tony Lynch and Mohammad Tanzimuddin Khan 10 Development ethics in policy and practice 126 Jay Drydyk and Lori Keleher 11 The development–environment nexus: promises and perils of global governance 137 Shawkat Alam 12 Sustainable Development Goals: framework and progress 147 Thomas Pogge 13 South–South cooperation, realpolitik and the changing global aid architecture: exploring the role of Southern aid providers in development cooperation 159 Fahimul Quadir PART II DEVELOPMENT ISSUES 14 Gender and development policy 172 Janet Momsen 15 Rural development: the significance of agriculture and non-farm economy 182 Sosina Bezu 16 Infrastructure development governance: taking stock of emerging policy issues 192 Tharun Dolla and Boeing Laishram 17 Public–private partnerships in development policy: strategic and infrastructure approaches 205 Lena Brogaard 18 Corruption as a development policy issue: an overview of contemporary research and practice 215 Till Hartmann 19 International non-governmental organizations in development: humanitarian contexts and ethical concerns 227 Gerard Clarke 20 Industrial policy in the twenty-first century: competing perspectives 238 Laurids S. Lauridsen 21 Social rights of citizenship: current problems and policy issues 249 Mehnaaz Momen 22 Refugees and humanitarian policy: development perspectives 259 Amanda Gray Meral and Veronique Barbelet 23 Microfinance and development: policy perspectives 271 Eva Terberger and Adalbert Winkler 24 International development volunteering as alternative public diplomacy 283 Rebecca Tiessen and Benjamin J. Lough 25 Global public health law: implications for development policy 293 George F. Tomossy 26 On the short- and long-run effects of social safety nets 302 Jorge Tovar 27 Climate capitalism or carbon colonialism? The critical features of climate change adaptation and mitigation policies 313 Nowrin Tabassum PART III POLICY MECHANICS 28 Foundations for effective development policy 325 Mark Turner 29 Transnational policy networks and development 333 Kidjie Saguin and Michael Howlett 30 Network governance: implications for development 345 Patamawadee Jongruck and Panom Gunawong 31 Development aid and the ‘ownership’ principle in development policy 355 Mohammad Mizanur Rahman 32 Digital technologies and public policy: chasing human development 366 Raúl Zambrano 33 Development policy and impact evaluation: learning and accountability in private sector development 378 Giel Ton PART IV REGIONAL FOCUS 34 Monetary policy challenges in developing economies: focus on Asia 392 Syed M. Ahmed 35 Unequal citizenship and unequal outcomes: limits of education and health policy innovations in Latin America 404 Claudia M. Díaz Ríos, Mathieu J.P. Poirier and Michelle L. Dion 36 Inclusive education: policies and practice in the small states of the Caribbean 416 Carel Hodge 37 Social policy development and its obstacles: an analysis of the South Asian welfare geography during and after the ‘social turn’ 425 Gabriele Koehler, Stefan Kühner and Daniel Neff 38 Community-based forestry and development in Asia: policy issues 437 Dietrich Schmidt-Vogt 39 Tackling poverty and deprivation in Southeast Asia: policies, performance and challenges 447 Noore Alam Siddiquee and Mohammad Hamiduzzaman PART V COUNTRY CASES 40 Physical infrastructure, the rural bureaucracy and the neoliberal development project 462 Shelley Feldman 41 Medium-term development planning in Ghana: capacity constraints and outcomes 473 James Kwame Mensah, Justice Nyigmah Bawole, Farhad Hossain and Anthony Sumnaya Kumasey 42 Patterns of combating corruption in Asia: evaluating the effectiveness of the Anti-Corruption Commission in Bangladesh 485 Jon S.T. Quah 43 Pragmatic instrumentalization of policy learning: market transition, changing welfare systems and state–third sector organization relationships in China 497 Ka Ho Mok 44 Constructing knowledge: the case of secondary education governance policies in Bangladesh 510 Subrata S. Dhar 45 Democratic decentralization and citizenship: exploring caste, Church and capability in Kerala’s People’s Plan 521 Tamara Nair 46 Spatial justice, livelihood challenges and the urban poor in the Global South: lessons from Bangladesh 532 Lutfun Nahar Lata and M. Adil Khan Index 544

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Book SynopsisThis insightful Handbook brings together the practical guidance of over 50 international practitioners in sustainable tourism. Applying strong research design principles it provides a workable and rational toolkit for investigating practical challenges while accounting for modest timeframes and resources.Expert contributors illustrate how to undertake environmental, socio-cultural and economic assessments that establish the feasibility of new tourism ventures and ascertain their impact over time. Chapters cover fundamentals including how to conduct feasibility studies and business plans, and address key topics such as visitor management and overcrowding. Offering how-to tools and step-by-step guidance, this Handbook combines academic insight with extensive professional experience to outline the best practices for an array of tasks to inform sustainable tourism planning, development and operation.Incorporating concrete solutions employed in numerous contexts, this Handbook is crucial reading for practitioners of sustainable tourism and agencies commissioning sustainable tourism assignments who are in need of innovative methods and up-to-date guidance in the field. It will also benefit tourism scholars, particularly those investigating practical methodologies for creating sustainable tourism experiences.Trade Review'Written by world experts in their fields, it fills a gap in the market for sustainable tourism research that is helpful and practical. It is gratifying to read all these chapters from consultants and practice-oriented academics that I have admired for years, which allow us an insight into the experience they have gained over decades of working for some of the most influential international organisations, overseas development agencies, governments and protected areas.'Table of ContentsContents: Foreword xxi 1 Introduction to the Handbook for Sustainable Tourism Practitioners: The Essential Toolbox 1 Anna Spenceley PART I PLANNING AND DESIGNING SUSTAINABLE TOURISM 2 Tourism Theory of Change: a tool for planners and developers 12 Louise Twining-Ward, Hannah R. Messerli, Jose Miguel Villascusa and Amit Sharma 3 Guidelines for tourism policy formulation in developing countries 32 Mike Fabricius 4 Tourism master planning: the key to sustainable long-term growth 52 Roger Goodacre 5 Commercialization strategies for tourism within parks and protected areas 70 Paul F. J. Eagles 6 Feasibility studies, business plans and predicting returns for new lodging facilities 96 P. J. Massyn 7 Funding proposals for new tourism ventures 110 Michael Wright 8 Planning for optimal local involvement in tourism and partnership development 131 Amran Hamzah 9 Touching the earth, touching people: approaches to sustainability design 154 Nicholas Coetzer 10 UN Indicators Programme: informing sustainable development for tourism destinations 172 Edward W. (Ted) Manning PART II ENHANCING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF EXISTING TOURISM 11 Sustainable supply chains in travel and tourism: towards a circular approach 190 Jos van der Sterren 12 Using mainstream development economics to improve sustainability: a value chain approach 204 Jonathan Mitchell 13 Establishing sustainability standards in tourism 233 Randy Durband 14 Designing and delivering wildlife viewing protocols that enhance sustainability 249 Jeff R. Muntifering and Wayne L. Linklater 15 Consultation approaches in sustainable tourism 273 Carolin Lusby PART III BALANCING OVERTOURISM AND UNDERTOURISM: VISITOR MANAGEMENT IN PRACTICE 16 A research strategy to understand what biophysical and social conditions are appropriate and acceptable in tourism destinations 287 Stephen F. McCool 17 Visitor use management framework 303 William T. Borrie and Elena A. Bigart 18 Developing targets for visitation in parks 323 Paul F. J. Eagles, Andjelko Novosel, Ognjen Škunca and Vesna Vukadin 19 Optimization of tourism development in destinations: an approach used to alleviate the impacts of overtourism in the Mediterranean region 347 Ante Mandić PART IV MONITORING AND EVALUATION 20 Visitor counting and surveys 366 Joel Erkkonen and Liisa Kajala 21 Economic effects assessment approaches: US National Parks approach 382 Cathy Cullinane Thomas and Lynne Koontz 22 Economic effects assessment approaches: Tourism Economic Model for Protected Areas (TEMPA) for developing countries 395 Thiago do Val Simardi Beraldo Souza, Alex Chidakel, Brian Child, Wen-Huei Chang and Virginia Gorsevski 23 Biodiversity and stressors rapid assessment 412 Shane Feyers, Gretchen Stokes and Vanessa Hull 24 Social and cultural impact assessment of tourism 435 Jacqueline N. Kariithi 25 Tourism certification audits: reviewing sustainable certification programs 449 Monica Mic 26 Case study research for sustainable tourism: towards inclusive community-based tourism 477 Regis Musavengane and Darlington Muzeza 27 Establishing and managing research programmes in tourism destinations: the case of South African National Parks 499 Liandi Slabbert Index

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Book SynopsisThis innovative book sets out to rethink corporate social responsibility (CSR) in global value chains.Peter Lund-Thomsen considers how CSR is often framed and promoted by key actors in the Global North, the home of many large retailers and brands, in ways that overlook the unique challenges and broader circumstances faced by suppliers and countries in the Global South. He instead proposes that CSR must be understood as an evolving, context-dependent, and contested term that can best be viewed through multiple perspectives. Developing an integrated analytical model of buyer, supplier, and worker perspectives on CSR in global value chains, the book draws out future research and policy implications of this analysis in the areas of governance, human rights, the circular economy, and climate change.This book will be a critical resource for scholars and students with an interest in corporate social responsibility, critical management studies, management and sustainability, and responsible consumption and production. Practitioners and policy makers in business, government, international organizations, and NGOs will also benefit from the book’s re-evaluation of CSR in global value chains.Trade Review‘Given the growing complexity of contemporary supply chains and new disruptive forces such as the global Covid-19 pandemic and accelerating technological changes in the digital era, there is no simple ‘sweet spot’ where the interests of industry lead firms, top suppliers and workers converge. The Lund-Thomsen book on Rethinking Global Value Chains and Corporate Social Responsibility offers concrete suggestions for navigating this contested terrain where neither the “business case” for social upgrading nor CSR alone are enough. Highly recommended for policy makers, practitioners, and students alike.’ -- Gary Gereffi, Duke University, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction: rethinking global value chains and corporate social responsibility 2. Buyer perspectives 3. Supplier-centered perspectives 4. Cluster-centered perspectives 5. Worker-centered perspectives 6. Conclusion: corporate social responsibility in global value chains towards 2030 References Index

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Book SynopsisExploring the important role of education in both pursuing and implementing sustainable development, this timely Handbook highlights how teaching methods at schools and universities can impact the future. It looks at ways not only to inform students about matters related to sustainable development, but also to empower them to adopt behaviours and actions that lead to more sustainable lifestyles.Chapters from an international team of contributors present and analyse experiences of different learning processes and methods, showcasing the impact of curriculum-related issues and teacher training. Using different pedagogical approaches, case studies and interdisciplinary initiatives, the Handbook explores a broad range of technological approaches and tools to foster better teaching and learning for sustainable development. It provides key insights into the implementation of teaching initiatives in helping to promote sustainable development and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.This Handbook will be crucial reading for those investigating curriculum policies and issues, and looking to enhance students’ understanding of sustainability in schools and universities.Trade Review‘This is a Handbook that focuses on two key aspects of our daily lives: sustainability and education. They are presented in a way which develops a sense of internalisation and ownership as the ever-increasing links between the two aspects are fleshed out. The Handbook is well organised and utilises a diverse array of case studies from different regions and continents and a tapestry of different methodologies. This adds to the richness of the work, as it manages to engage the reader with a pragmatic approach to re-orient existing educational practices towards sustainability. The Handbook is a welcome addition to the growing literature on sustainability and education, and offers more than just a glimmer of hope that sustainability can be achieved through education - it offers an actual path.‘Table of ContentsContents: Preface xii Introduction to the Handbook on Teaching and Learning for Sustainable Development 1 Walter Leal Filho and Amanda Lange Salvia PART I TEACHING PRACTICES 1 International service-learning as a driver for sustainability competencies development 10 María Olga Bernaldo and Gonzalo Fernández-Sánchez 2 Information science and informational sustainability: a discipline in construction 29 Marli Dias de Souza Pinto and Genilson Geraldo 3 Insights into early childhood students’ interconnected learning in relation to education for sustainability through creative approaches and hermeneutics in higher education 41 Diane Boyd and Naomi McLeod 4 ‘Bad Plastics – Oceans Free of Plastic’: the role of education 62 Elisabete Linhares and Bento Cavadas 5 Sustainable higher education institutions: promoting a holistic approach 75 Usha Iyer-Raniga and Karishma Kashyap 6 Student-led sustainability actions at Latin American universities: a case study from Chile 93 Claudia Mac-lean, Isabella Villanueva and Jean Hug. 7 Understanding recycling behavior in the university: a case study from Southern Chile 109 Rodrigo Vargas-Gaete, Paula Guarda-Saavedra and Javiera Eskuche 8 Sustainability in Finnish craft education: United Nations Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda as a frame for an overview 121 Niina Väänänen and Sinikka Pöllönen 9 Infusing education for sustainable development (ESD) into curricula: teacher educators’ experiences within the School of Education at The University of the West Indies, Jamaica 133 Carmel Roofe, Therese Ferguson, Carol Hordatt Gentles, Sharon Bramwell-Lalor, Loraine D. Cook, Aldrin E. Sweeney, Canute Thompson and Everton Cummings 10 Teaching leadership skills to sustainability professionals 152 R. Bruce Hull, David P. Robertson, and Michael Mortimer 11 Sustainability goals, mental health and violence: convergent dialogues in research and higher education 163 Sonia Regina da Cal Seixas and João Luiz de Moraes Hoeffel 12 The Sustainable Development Goals in the context of university extension projects: the Brazilian case of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) 179 Luan Santos, Victória Fernandes da Silva, Isabella Arlochi de Oliveira and Bruno Neves Amado 13 Teachers’ training as a way of increasing sustainable traditional livelihoods in the coastal region of Paraty, Brazil 196 Marina Alves Novaes e Cruz, Ana Claudia Campuzano Martinez, Cecilia Maria Marafelli, Katherine Cilae Benedict, Maria Inês Rocha de S., Leonardo Esteves de Freitas and Edmundo Gallo 14 Field notes: teaching sustainable business to environmental scientists 208 Diana Watts PART II INNOVATION AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES 15 Innovations in curriculum and pedagogy in education for sustainable development 219 Hock Lye Koh and Su Yean Teh 16 Digital storytelling as OER-enabled pedagogy: sustainable teaching in a digital world 238 Daniel Otto 17 Addressing the SDGs through an integrated model of collaborative education 252 Wendy Stubbs, Susie S.Y. Ho, Jessica K. Abbonizio, Stathi Paxinos and Joannette J. (Annette) Bos 18 Measuring transformative learning for sustainability in higher education: application of an augmented Learning Activities Survey 272 Elizabeth Sidiropoulos 19 The need to build the concept of environment within the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals 290 Rocío Jiménez-Fontana, Esther García-González and Antonio Navarrete 20 Interdisciplinary training for the transformation of teaching in the context of sustainability 306 Osvaldo Luiz Gonçalves Quelhas, Sergio Luiz Braga França, Marcelo Jasmim Meiriño, Gilson Brito Alves Lima, Luís Perez Zotes and Nicholas Van-Erven Ludolf 21 Extra-curricular activities as a way of teaching sustainability 323 Gert-Olof Boström, Katarina Winka and Katarzyna Wolanik Boström 22 Fostering empathy towards effective sustainability teaching: from the Food Sustainability Index educational toolkit to a new pedagogical model 335 Sonia Massari, Francesca Allievi and Francesca Recanati 23 Making economics relevant: incorporating sustainability 350 Madhavi Venkatesan 24 Towards sustainability as a frame of mind in higher education: thinking about sustainability rhizomatically 366 Dzintra Iliško 25 Implementing a green co-learning center to support sustainable campus development 376 Cahyono Agus, Nur Aini Iswati Hasanah, Aqmal Nur Jihad, Pita Asih Bekti Cahyanti, Muhammad Sulaiman, and Suratman 26 An exploration of interdisciplinary settings as intellectual spaces for sustainability in higher education 389 Rudi W. Pretorius 27 Stepping toward a sense of place: a choreography of natural and social science 406 Michael-Anne Noble, Hilary Leighton and Ann Dale 28 Preserving sustainability: activating the ecological university through collective food practice 418 Monica Dantas, Sherif Goubran and Nadra Wagdy 29 Taday’s agrofestive calendar – Ecuador: a methodology for creating a sustainability experience with a dialogue of knowledge approach 435 María Fernanda Acosta Altamirano, Verónica Gabriela Tacuri Albarracín and Erika Gabriela Araujo P.rez 30 Free online spaces for learning and awareness in the sustainability field: the Universidade da Coruña (Spain) project 445 María Alló, Carmen Gago-Cortés, Ángeles Longarela-Ares and Estefanía Mourelle 31 Sustainability in the workplace and the theory of planned behaviour: norms and identity predict environmentally friendly intentions 462 Dennis Nigbur, Ana Fernández, Sharon Coen, Anke Franz and Ian Hocking 32 Challenges in sustainability teaching 473 Walter Leal Filho Index

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Book SynopsisThis ground-breaking Handbook uniquely focuses on the business of sustainability, offering a fresh insight and practical solutions to the challenges that businesses face in making human activity sustainable. It is organized into four distinctive themes that cut across levels of analysis and illustrate a rich set of solution contexts that will guide future research. The Handbook on the Business of Sustainability offers a comprehensive review of research and empirical evidence on sustainable business, exploring the importance of private sector engagement and implementation. World leading scholars cover the key areas such as organization, execution and the measurement of outcomes and social impact. The insightful case studies also provide critical context and complement the chapters highlighting emerging practices and solutions for the successful application of sustainability initiatives in business. The Handbook will be an invaluable resource for academics, practitioners, and policymakers to reflect on the ‘concept and practice’ of articulating and strategizing in order to achieve sustainability targets.Trade Review‘Sustainability in business is complex because of the interdependencies and interconnectedness to other elements of the firm’s core business. The Handbook on the Business of Sustainability is a compilation of chapters that constitute a “call to action” on the business aspects of sustainable growth. It brings forward novel concepts to help businesses think through the critical issues. I have no doubt it will be an invaluable resource to academics, practitioners, and policymakers.’ -- Erika H. James, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, US‘Sustainable growth is perhaps the single most important issue facing humanity. Management research is yet to comprehensively map out the opportunities for business. In this Handbook of sustainable business, George, Haas, Joshi, McGahan and Tracey have convened the leading scholarly voices. This book will undoubtedly become a key reference for business and sustainable growth.’ -- Mauro F. Guillen, Cambridge Judge Business School, UK‘This Handbook brings together over 70 prominent thought leaders on sustainability, and provides a much needed framework that simplifies the complexity of sustainable business into four clear themes: (1) organizing for sustainability, (2) implementing sustainable development, (3) sustainability in practice, and (4) measuring outcomes and social impact. The Handbook will certainly generate discussion and trigger the next generation of ideas and research evidence to guide businesses.’ -- Sarah A. Soule, Stanford Graduate School of Business, USTable of ContentsContents: PART I INTRODUCTION 1 Introduction to the business of sustainability: an organizing framework for theory, practice and impact Gerard George, Martine R. Haas, Havovi Joshi, Anita M. McGahan and Paul Tracey 2 PART II ORGANIZING FOR SUSTAINABILITY 2 Purpose-driven companies and sustainability 24 Claudine Gartenberg 3 Legitimacy judgments and prosociality: organizational purpose explained 42 Rodolphe Durand and Chang-Wa Huynh 4 Stakeholder governance: aligning stakeholder interests on complex sustainability issues 62 Sinziana Dorobantu, Abhishek Gupte and Sam Yuqing Li 5 Entrepreneurship, sustainability, and stakeholder theory 83 Peter G. Klein and Ileana Maldonado-Bautista 6 Firm–NGO collaborations for sustainability: a comparative research agenda 99 Kate Odziemkowska 7 Partnerships and place: the role of community enterprise in cross-sector work for sustainability 117 Neil Stott, Michelle Darlington, Jennifer Brenton and Natalie Slawinski PART III IMPLEMENTING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 8 Organizational culture for sustainability 137 Jennifer Howard-Grenville and Tirza Gapp 9 Paradoxical tensions in business sustainability: how corporations develop sustainable ventures 151 Thijs Geradts and Justin Jansen 10 Gender equality in organizations: the dynamics of space 169 Carol T. Kulik, Sukhbir Sandhu, Sanjeewa Perera and Sarah A. Jarvis 11 Sustainability for people and the planet: placing workers at the center of sustainability research 188 Julie Yen, Julie Battilana and Emilie Aguirre 12 Sustainability science and corporate cleanup in community fields: the translation, resistance and integration process model 214 P. Devereaux Jennings, Maggie Cascadden and Andrew J. Hoffman 13 Entrepreneurs as essential but missing actors in the Sustainable Development Goals 232 Elizabeth Embry, Jeffrey G. York and Stacey Edgar 14 Sustainable entrepreneurship under market uncertainty: opportunities, challenges and impact 251 Brandon H. Lee, Panayiotis (Panikos) Georgallis and Jeroen Struben PART IV SUSTAINABILITY-IN-PRACTICE 15 Towards a more sustainable cement and concrete industry 273 Reto Gieré 16 Understanding firm- and field-level change toward sustainable development: insights from the pharmaceutical industry and access to medicines, 1960‒2020 300 Tobias Bünder, Nikolas Rathert and Johanna Mair 17 Can businesses truly create shared value? A healthcare case study of value creation and appropriation 320 Prakash J. Singh and Mehrdokht (Medo) Pournader 18 Increasing employment pathways for returning citizens in Washington, DC: the Georgetown University Pivot Program 331 Alyssa Lovegrove 19 Conflicting institutional logics as a safe space for collaboration: action research in a reforestation NGO 343 Simon J.D. Schillebeeckx and Ryan K. Merrill 20 Smart cities: a review of managerial challenges and a framework for future research 360 Thomas Menkhoff 21 A road to preserving biodiversity: understanding psychological demand drivers of illegal wildlife products 390 Vian Sharif and Andreas B. Eisingerich 22 Transition finance: a new framework for managing funding to carbon-intensive firms 405 Anastasiya Ostrovnaya, Milica Fomicov, Charles Donovan, Zoe Knight and Jonathan Amacker PART V MEASURING OUTCOMES AND SOCIAL IMPACT 23 Impact assessment and measurement with sustainable development goals 423 Hao Liang, David Fernandez and Mikkel Larsen 24 Becoming a generalized specialist: a strategic model for increasing your organization’s SDG impact while minimizing externalities 438 Kendall Park, Matthew G. Grimes and Joel Gehman 25 Impact measurement tools and social value creation: a strategic perspective 458 Leandro Nardi, Sergio G. Lazzarini and Sandro Cabral 26 Creating and distributing sustainable value through public–private collaborative projects 473 Jens K. Roehrich and Ilze Kivleniece 27 Scaling up collaboration for social impact: the governance and design of corporate–nonprofit partnerships 500 Aline Gatignon 28 Addressing the market failures of environmental health products 516 Diana Jue-Rajasingh and Jordan Siegel 29 When money fails to talk: unintended consequences of using monetary incentives to elicit sustainable behaviours 543 Michelle P. Lee 30 Greenwashing through compliance to renewable portfolio standards 561 Arkangel M. Cordero and Wesley D. Sine Index

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Book SynopsisThis innovative book explores the evolution of ecology and how scientific advances enable the redesign of Protected Areas (PA), guided by area-specific ecological values and objectives. It argues that transitions towards science-informed integrated PA systems could contribute to safeguarding the persistence of biodiversity and socio-ecological systems.Valentina Dinica proposes a conceptual framework to integrate the ecological and tourism aspects of PA regulation, assisting decision-makers to develop contextually effective regulatory instruments that avoid over-/under-regulating tourism, given the PA’s ecological profiles. The framework is applied to comparatively evaluate the ecological representativeness and regulations of PA networks in New Zealand, Tasmania and Hawaii. The empirical chapters also discuss gaps and (mis-)alignments between ecology and tourism regulations, displaying outdated scientific paradigms. The book proposes a new approach to classifying PAs, to better balance human–nature relationships.This book will be of interest to students and academics in public policy, law, ecology, environmental studies, sustainability sciences, tourism studies, political science and history of science.Trade Review‘This book provides a unique and valuable contribution in the important area of the regulation of Protected Area management, including tourism. It adopts an historical view on the creation and management of protected areas, in order to understand the philosophies and attitudes towards these societal creations. It applies a broad framework to analyze the current regulatory regime in three example areas: New Zealand, Tasmania and Hawaii. This book makes a unique case of moving from ecological values to regulation. The book takes a global view with comprehensive reviews of relevant global conventions, treaties and policies and their possible impacts on management and regulation. This book should be useful to anyone involved in understanding the development and application of values into Protected Area laws and regulations.’ -- Paul F. J. Eagles, University of Waterloo, Canada‘The development and application of the SERPAT framework introduced in this timely book provides parties with a rigorous approach for managing Protected Areas. In stressing the proportionality principle – that policy responses must be effective but reasonable – the book provides a realistic guide for policies designed to protect ecological values while enabling human-centric enjoyment of nature.’ -- Arthur Grimes, Victoria University of Wellington, New ZealandTable of ContentsContents: PART I REGULATIONS AND SCIENCE FOR PROTECTED AREAS AND TOURISM 1. Ecological challenges and Protected Areas 1.1 Ecological pressures 1.2 Protected Areas – protected environment? 1.3 The book’s aim and conceptual framework 1.4 The structure of the book 2. Key concepts: frameworks, values, regulations and science 2.1 Frameworks as theoretical constructs 2.2 Eco-values and eco-objectives 2.3 Conceptualisations of regulations 2.4 Science: contested philosophies 3. Protected Areas before 1960 3.1 The era of natural history, reserves and hunting 3.2 The era of tourism, parks and early ecology 3.3 Summary and concluding reflections 4. Spectra for the ecological regulation of Protected Areas 4.1 Shifts in scientific paradigms: implications for Protected Areas’ design and management 4.2 A spectrum of ecological values for Protected Areas 4.3 Ecological objectives 4.4 Concluding reflections 5. Spectra for tourism regulations in Protected Areas 5.1 Tourism access principles 5.2 Concession allocation methods for tourism businesses 5.3 Environmental regulation strategies for Protected Area target groups 5.4 Types of concession contract designs 5.5 Conclusion 5.6 Appendix: brief critical reviews of frameworks for tourism management PART II CASE STUDIES AND INTEGRATED REFLECTIONS 6. New Zealand 6.1 Ecological challenges and Protected Areas 6.2 Ecological references and scientific paradigms in legal-policy frameworks 6.3 Tourism regulation in the Westland National Park 6.4 Conclusion 7. Tasmania, Australia 7.1 Ecological challenges and Protected Areas 7.2 Ecological references and scientific paradigms in legal-policy frameworks 7.3 Tourism regulations applicable to the Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair National Park 7.4 Concluding reflections 8. Hawaii, United States of America 8.1 Ecological challenges 8.2 The Protected Area system, ecological rationales and scientific paradigms 8.3 Tourism regulations in State Protected Areas 8.4 The ecological representativeness of Protected Areas and concluding reflections 9. Protected Areas in transition 9.1 Summary of key findings and integrated reflections 9.2 PA redesign in a changing climate 9.3 Alternatives to Protected Area designations 9.4 A research agenda References

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Book SynopsisThis original book examines the experiences cities and urban areas have had with two principal concerns that confront them today: sustainability and competitiveness.Focusing on major cities in East Asia, North America, and Western Europe, Towards a Competitive, Sustainable Modern City illuminates the ways in which cities differ not only in their course and stages of development, but in the nature of their economies and their administrative structures. Featuring a wide-ranging set of contributions from top researchers, this book discusses and analyzes the issues that different cities face, such as social cohesion, tolerance and cultural diversity, and how this will determine their developmental trajectories through the coming decade. These issues are explored in relation to contemporary topics including the growing economy of robotics, the rising importance and use of artificial intelligence and the information and communications economy.Towards a Competitive, Sustainable Modern City will be an invaluable read for scholars and professors in urban economics and urban studies more broadly, particularly those who are focusing on the importance of sustainability in both areas. Its stimulating, yet accessible, approach to the topic and key case studies will also greatly benefit urban planners and economic policy makers looking to improve contemporary cities.Trade Review'This book brings together contributors from several parts of the world, providing the reader with a large spectrum of approaches on the subject of urban competitiveness and sustainability. While some chapters consider a set of cities at the national or international level, other sections focus instead on specific case studies, from Korea to Mexico or Canada, among the others. Organized by members of the Global Urban Competitiveness Project, this work is of sure interest for scholars and policy makers in the area of strategic urban planning and competitiveness.' -- Daniele Ietri, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy'Competitiveness, sustainability and tolerance. These are three key factors for urban development proposed by this book edited by Peter Kresl. In the "modern city", economic and technological competitiveness cannot be sustained without environmental sustainability, tolerance and social balance. The reader will find very up-to-date diagnoses about cities that will star in urban growth in the 21st century in India, China, Mexico, South Korea, USA, Canada, Australia and Europe. They are carried out by professors from leading universities in each country. A fresh and forward-looking book about the city in the 21st century.' -- Joan Trullen, The Autonomous University of Barcelona, SpainTable of ContentsContents: Introduction viii PART I THE SUSTAINABLE CITY 1 Towards sustainable urban competitiveness? The role of organizing capacity and distributed leadership 2 Leo van den Berg and Luis Carvalho 2 The modern city and third places: new sources of sustainable entrepreneurs and competitiveness 16 Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay and Arnaud Scaillerez 3 Urbanization and sustainable urban development in China 38 Shen Jianfa 4 In search of an innovation economic geography 55 Edward Blakely 5 Evaluating the quality of comprehensive plans for urban resilience: the case of seven metropolitan cities in South Korea 72 Hyun-Woo Kim and Gi-Chan Kim PART II THE COMPETITIVE CITY 6 “Focused Research University” and “Matrix College”: Incheon National University’s strategies based on combination and permutation 90 Cho Dong-Sung 7 Human behavior and economic development: culture, psychology and the competitiveness of cities and regions 106 Robert Huggins and Piers Thompson 8 Must a competitive city be a tolerant city? 147 Peter Karl Kresl 9 Ecological environment competitiveness in emerging economies: a case of urban India 160 Shaleen Singhal and Meenakshi Kumar 10 Metropolitan development and geographical deconcentration in Mexico, 1980–2015 179 Jaime Sobrino 11 Mexico: GVCs network development and the emergence of interactive cities 200 Clemente Ruiz Durán 12 Mexican cities’ innovative industry and competitiveness in the age of the modern city: changes between 1993 and 2013 223 Isela Orihuela Index 241

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Book SynopsisThis Handbook provides an in-depth analysis of the multiple ways in which oil has shaped, changed and affected international relations and global politics. Theoretically innovative, it provides new insights into the interaction between the materiality of oil and its social, economic and political manifestations.International contributors address the continuing legacy of oil, colonialism, and neo-imperialism and how this has had lasting effects on regions like the Middle East, Africa and Latin America. Chapters also assess the complex ways in which oil has influenced the trajectory of global capitalism with the emergence of multiple and powerful economic actors and institutions, and how this has affected the less powerful, the marginalised and the dispossessed. The Handbook concludes by considering the future of oil in the context of the transition to a low-carbon energy system and the challenges and geopolitical consequences of a world becoming less dependent on oil.Exploring the interaction between oil, hegemony and the international political order, this Handbook will be critical reading for scholars and students of international relations, energy policy and environmental governance and regulation. It will also be beneficial for practitioners and policy makers in the field of the international political economy of energy.Trade Review‘The Handbook on Oil and International Relations surveys a vast field of scholarship in a manner that is both authoritative and insightful. The contributors, who are some of the top scholars in their respective areas, bring to bear a considerable degree of theoretical sophistication, while their empirical grasp of specific regions is invaluable. This fills a gap in the field and will be read widely.’ -- Ricardo Soares de Oliveira, University of Oxford, UK‘Oil politics is a core driver of international politics, from the roots of war to economic relations. This book covers a wide-ranging set of topics, with chapters by some of the top scholars in the field.’ -- Jeff Colgan, Brown University, US‘Dannreuther and Ostrowski have succeeded in bringing together some of the world’s foremost experts on the global petroleum sector. Although the oil industry is to be phased out, it is still going to be around for a while and it is still big – so we still need to understand how it works.’ -- Indra Overland, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, NorwayTable of ContentsContents: Introduction to Handbook on Oil and International Relations xvi Roland Dannreuther and Wojciech Ostrowski PART I MATERIALITIES OF OIL 1 Oil and international relations: theory, materiality and the political 2 Roland Dannreuther 2 From exploration to consumption: understanding the materialities of oil 16 Gavin Bridge and Alexander Dodge 3 Oil and the materialities of other energy sources 33 Margarita M. Balmaceda 4 Oil, culture and modernity 50 Caleb Wellum 5 Oil securitisation: an analysis of oil security discourse and materiality in Azerbaijan 65 Aurora Ganz 6 Oil, materiality, and interstate war 78 Emily Meierding 7 Oil and Asian maritime security in the Indian Ocean 93 Christopher Len PART II OIL, POWER AND POLITICAL ORDER 8 The geopolitics of oil: the United States in the twentieth century 113 Gregory Brew 9 Russia: oil and revisionist power 128 Richard Sakwa 10 Middle East: oil and political order 141 Raymond Hinnebusch 11 Latin America: oil, populism and revolution 158 David Mares 12 Africa: oil, colonialism and development 177 Nelson Oppong and Kwabena Oteng Acheampong PART III OIL AND DEVELOPMENT 13 Oil nationalism, decolonization and fragmentation 190 Wojciech Ostrowski 14 Labour in the making of the international relations of oil: resource nationalism and trade unions 206 Peyman Jafari 15 Oil, law, temporality and indigenous rights 221 Suzana Sawyer and Lindsay Ofrias 16 The oil curse: pollution, authoritarianism, corruption, and conflict 240 Douglas A. Yates 17 Oil, global governance and transparency norm proliferation 252 Nathan Andrews 18 Oil and subsidies 268 Subhes C. Bhattacharyya 19 Qatar: energy abundance and small powers 282 Betul Dogan-Akkas PART IV OIL AND GLOBAL MARKETS 20 International relations and oil: towards a networked power framework of analysis 301 Llewelyn Hughes and Andreas Goldthau 21 Global capitalism and oil 315 Tim Di Muzio and Matt Dow 22 Oil price volatility: cartels, geopolitics and speculation 334 Xiaoyi Mu 23 Oil and international institutions 354 Dag Harald Claes PART V OIL, SUSTAINABILITY AND THE FUTURE 24 International oil companies, decarbonisation and transition risks 370 Mathieu Blondeel and Michael Bradshaw 25 The oil transition in a large oil-importing country: the case of China 391 Philip Andrews-Speed 26 Shale oil and the future of geopolitics 407 Inwook Kim 27 Transition troubles: petrostates, decarbonization, and the geopolitics of peak oil demand 425 Thijs Van de Graaf Index

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Book SynopsisThis incisive book integrates the academic fields of sustainable production and consumption (SCP) and sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) as a framework for challenging the current economic paradigm and addressing the significant ecological and environmental problems faced by the contemporary business world.Outlining the growth and progress of consumption in the developed world, initial chapters explore the numerous problems that have emerged from the current mode of consuming resources, and how we might engage in more sustainable consumption practices. The book goes on to address the historical development of mass production and the ecological damage caused by an unsustainable linkage between mass consumption and mass production. Considering the future of the supply web, it illustrates how SSCM can play a leading role in the transition towards a more sustainable economic system if it is able to address contemporary ecological concerns more effectively.This insightful and optimistic platform for ecological supply chain management is a rousing call to arms for business and management scholars hoping to propose innovative methods of improving the sustainability of consumption, production and supply webs. It will also benefit the work of business practitioners and entrepreneurs looking to engage in more sustainable business operations.Table of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction to Sustainable Consumption, Production and Supply Chain Management PART I UNSUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION 2. Sustainable consumption: an intractable problem? 3. Learning from the crisis 4. A transition phase: ‘reconfiguration’ 5. Consumption and our place in nature 6. A new role for marketing? 7. Unsustainable consumption: conclusions PART II UNSUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION 8. Economies of scale and the roots of mass production 9. Importance of mass car production 10. Origins of mass production: summary 11. Europe takes the technology lead: the case of Citroën 12. The death of craft production: Ford and Budd’s impact on the French car industry 13. Mass production in food 14. Unsustainable production: conclusions PART III SUPPLY WEBS: LINKING PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION 15. Toyotism: mass production adopts supply-chain thinking 16. Building sustainable supply chains 17. Learning from natural supply systems: towards ecological supply chain management 18. Supply webs: conclusions PART IV ARE WE GETTING ANY CLOSER TO SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION, PRODUCTION AND SUPPLY WEBS? 19. Solutions? 20. Is population really a problem? 21. Will innovation save us? 22. Alternatives to mass production 23. Conclusions: SCP and SSCM – an elusive vision? References Index

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Book SynopsisSustainable entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial ecosystems research is ever evolving and this timely book stimulates further exploration, offering a research agenda and alternative approaches. Presenting new scientific evidence together with policy and other practical implications, chapters demonstrate the vibrancy and diversity of approaches in the field. Chapters on sustainable entrepreneurship analyse the circular economy, entrepreneurial decision-making logics, the drivers of eco-process innovations and strategic sustainability decision-making. Entrepreneurial ecosystems are investigated through discussion of different ecosystem orientations as factors influencing entrepreneurial behaviour. This thought-provoking book concludes with consideration of the conditions predicting entrepreneurial activity or behaviour, including family background and the growth of social and commercial SMEs. This book's up-to-date analysis and practical insight will prove invaluable to scholars and researchers in entrepreneurship as well as other business and management academics, policy-makers and practitioners. Trade Review'The Frontiers series offers a selection of the latest, cutting edge research in entrepreneurship and small business in Europe. It has become a key resource for researchers, educators, entrepreneurs and policy-makers interested in understanding entrepreneurship and the prosperity of SMEs.' --Silke Tegtmeier, Past President of the ECSBTable of ContentsContents: 1. Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurial Ecosystems : Introduction Eddy Laveren, Robert Blackburn, Cyrine Ben-Hafaïedh, Cristina Díaz-García and Ángela González-Moreno Part I Sustainable Entrepreneurship 2. Circular Economy and Smes: Insights and EU Situation Cristina Díaz-García, Ángela González-Moreno and Francisco J. Sáez-Martínez 3. Entrepreneurial Cognition, Sustainability and Venture Performance: A Machine Learning Approach Anna Maija Vuorio And Kaisu Puumalainen 4. The Way To Be Green: Determinants Of Eco-Process Innovations In The Food Sector Maria C. Cuerva, Ángela Triguero and Francisco José Sáez-Martínez 5. Emotion as an Ethical Compass in Strategic Sustainability Decisions Kirsi Maaria Snellman and Henri Hakala Part II Entrepreneurial Ecosystems 6. Understanding The Emergence Of The University- Based Entrepreneurial Ecosystem: Comparing The University and Company Actors’ Perspectives Katja Lahikainen 7. Under The Surface Of The Agricultural Entrepreneurial Support Ecosystems: Through The Lens Of Complexity Leadership Theory Jennie Cederholm Björklund and Jeaneth Johansson Part III Entrepreneurial Conditions 8. Does Family Business Background Matter? Career Decision Of Postgraduate Students Clara Cardone-Riportella, Isabel Feito-Ruiz and David Urbano 9. Organisational Conditions Stimulating The Entrepreneurial Mindset Dagmar Ylva Hattenberg, Olga Belousova And Aard J. Groen 10. Growth Of Social And Commercial Smes – A Comparative Study Annu Kotiranta, Saila Tykkyläinen and Kaisu Puumalainen Index

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Book SynopsisThis book presents an interdisciplinary perspective on the possibility of creating a sustainable path of economic development which would not harm the natural environment. It presents concepts, theories, methods and policy advice on sustainability and debates the difficulty in establishing a general notion of sustainability.The authors draw on a number of different disciplines to address the formulation of public policy for sustainable development in Brazil. They analyse the basic principles and motivations for sustainability, provide practical advice on how to coordinate public policies and indicate possible courses of action to reach a sustainable society. The authors conclude that there is a need to recognize the biophysical limits imposed on economics by ecosystems, the levels of participatory decision-making processes and the use of environmental services as a strategy for sustainable development. This book will be welcomed by academics and students working in the areas of ecological and environmental economics, sustainable development, development studies and Latin American studies as well as by policymakers and practitioners.Trade Review'The book brings together an impressive range of international authors, and provides some powerful arguments to change the way that environmental policy is approached in order to achieve sustainable development objectives. It will be of interest to scholars of ecological and environmental economics and those concerned with environmental management in Latin America.' -- Katrina Brown, Environmental Politics'. . . the book provides an useful overview of the many policy issues in making sustainable development work. The Brazilian experiences discussed in the book are especially important, as we often lack documentation in the international literature of interesting policy developments in developing countries.' -- Ernst Worrell, Resources, Conservation and RecyclingTable of ContentsContents: 1. Government Policy for Sustainable Development 2. Towards Sustainable Development 3. Scale, Ecological Economics and the Conservation of Biodiversity 4. Environmental Valuation in the Quest for a Sustainable Future 5. Achieving a Sustainable World 6. Policies for Sustainable Development 7. Green Accounting and Macroeconomic Policy 8. A Politico-communicative Model to Overcome the Impasse of the Current Politico-technical Model for Environmental Negotiation in Brazil 9. Agenda 21 10. International Private Finance and Sustainable Development 11. Environmental Services as a Strategy for Sustainable Development in Rural Amazonia 12. Exploitation of Biodiversity and Indigenous Knowledge in Latin America Index

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Book SynopsisThis book explores approaches to sustainability by linking the economy, society and the environment. The international group of experts uses concepts of sustainability from the physical and social sciences to develop a framework for creating policies for sustainability. Sustainability in Question goes beyond much of the existing literature on sustainability taking into account culture, institutions, knowledge and traditions. It sheds new light on the ability of humans to create institutional and social arrangements which are able to adapt to changing conditions. The authors consider the current state of environmental and institutional sustainability within the context of economic activity and public policy. They recognise that some of the basic economic notions such as universal substitutability, methodological individualism and the superiority of the price mechanism may be misplaced in the case of environmental protection.Sustainability in Question will be welcomed by those interested in environmental economics, science, management and environmental studies, as well as by those working in the fields of ecological economics, natural resource economics and environmental sociology.Trade Review'This is a valuable book and surprisingly engaging even for a non-economist. It is a worthwhile contribution to an invaluable debate.' -- James Connelly, Environmental Politics'The book is a useful contribution to the emerging field of ecological economics (as distinct from environmental economics), which will take a more relational and contextual view of the role of economics in ensuring sustainable development. It has the potential to bring a politically powerful discipline on to the same pages as many of the other social sciences in terms of tackling the issue of environmentally and socially sustainable development.' -- Daanish Mustafa, Environment'. . . the most impressive collection of facts and figures on the global economy - its people and environment.' -- Long Range Planning'. . . these chapters provide interesting and worthwhile contributions to the field of sustainability under the auspices of ecological economics . . . a collection of interesting papers.' -- Simon Niemeyer, International Journal of Sustainable DevelopmentTable of ContentsContents: Part I: Introduction Part II: Conceptual Frameworks Revised Part III: Sustainable Production Part IV: Sustainable Consumption Part V: Sustainability and Political Economy Index

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Book SynopsisThe UN Framework Convention on Climate Change recognises that, in the formulation of a global strategy for reducing global emissions of carbon (the main factor in global warming) forests could play an important role. This book highlights that role and demonstrates how the forests of the world may be harvested judiciously and sustainably. The authors argue that the forests are more than just a source of timber and wood; they discuss the role that forests play in reducing global warming, in preventing soil erosion and in helping to minimise the loss of biodiversity. Drawing on the expertise of contributors associated with the analysis of forests, this book is an in depth and fascinating discussion as well as a policy guide for the sustainable management of forests.The book begins by considering the relevant biophysical aspects of forest management and then goes on to study the value of forests for providing carbon sinks that absorb, in part, the carbon released into the atmosphere through the burning of fossil fuels. The book ends with a more detailed analysis of case studies in forest policy in North, Central and South America.This book will be of great interest to academics and policy groups within the many areas of environmental economics including global climate change and sustainable development.Trade Review'Although previous work has in various ways touched on the many issues dealt with in this book, this work is unique in dealing with these issues in one single volume. The book goes beyond theory to demonstrate the many advantages of sustainable forest management. The 10 chapters presented in three parts cover diverse issues including biophysical aspects of forestry, carbon management, economic valuation of forests and forest management policy. . . This work is not only an interesting addition to the existing literature, but is also very timely especially when some countries (e.g. USA) have withdrawn from or are thumb twitching in ratifying the Kyoto protocol and failing to sign a global Forest Convention. Perhaps this book may influence a change of heart. The book certainly provides evidence that sustainable management of forests could be a useful tool in their fight against global warming in addition to other numerous use and non-use values that can be derived from the conservation and protection of forests. Such an approach offers countries a viable and a beneficial option in their battle against global warming. The research findings in the book give policy decision-makers added justification to protect and conserve forests. Although this book is a collection of case studies conducted in the Americas, the concepts and the empirical evidence produced are useful to other parts of the world including Australia, where the adoption of trees and forests as carbon sinks is being contemplated.' -- Clevo Wilson, Economic Analysis and Policy'Ironically, the threat of global warming damage provides us with one of the most powerful arguments for avoiding the worst excesses of another global problem - deforestation. Dore and Guevara have assembled a very impressive set of essays that show just how important our forests are as carbon stores and sinks.’- David Pearce, University College London, UK'Global carbon emissions from the burning of fossil fuels seem destined to rise with adverse consequences for global warming and for sea-level rise. This book explores how and to what extent conservation and re-growth of tropical forests can ameliorate this problem, as well as placing economic values on such strategies. Individual contributions draw on the Americas experience to examine biophysical aspects of forestry relevant to sustainability, evaluate the economics of forest retention giving particular attention to non-market values, and assess forest policies in terms of their impacts on environmental conservation. . . . a readable holistic book accessible to a wide audience of economists, non-economists and policymakers, highlighting a major problem which refuses to go away.' -- Clem Tisdell, University of Queensland, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction Part I: Biophysical Aspects of Forestry and Carbon Management Part II: The Economic Valuation of Forests: Boreal and Tropical Case Studies Part III: Forest Policy: Case Studies from North, Central and South America Index

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Book SynopsisIt is widely recognized that sustainable development can only be achieved if environmental, economic and social issues are combined in development plans, policies and programmes. This book examines the integrated approach to the development process, and analyses the theory and practice of integrating assessment techniques and decision-making.The editors begin by presenting a comprehensive introduction to integrated appraisal in development strategies as well as outlining issues which are important to the future understanding and practical application of integrated appraisal. A group of authors from a range of disciplinary and country backgrounds then present alternative perspectives and methods of an integrated approach to sustainable development, and apply integrated appraisal to a variety of case studies from developing and transitional countries.This book will be warmly welcomed by development policymakers and consultants in government and non-government organizations as well as academics and postgraduates working in the fields of economics, development and environmental studies.Trade Review'. . . a valuable volume for a wide audience, including environmental researchers, teachers, policymakers, consultants, and project managers. Sustainable Development and Integrated Appraisal in a Developing World tackles a very real problem in a lucid and readable manner.' -- Richard A. Matthew, EnvironmentTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Integrated Appraisal, Decision Making and Sustainable Development Part I: Integrated Appraisal and Decision Making: Alternative Perspectives and Methods 2. Strengthening the Integrated Approach for Impact Assessments in Development Cooperation 3. Integrating Crosscutting Issues in the Environmental Assessment of Development Assistance Projects 4. Environmental Cost–Benefit Analysis and Sustainability 5. Sustainability Assessment Through Integration of Environmental Assessment with Other Forms of Appraisal 6. Integrating Environmental, Economic and Social Appraisal in the Real World 7. Integrating Environmental Appraisals of Planned Developments into Decision Making in Countries in Transition Part II: Case Studies 8. Environmental Impact Assessment within a Multinational Enterprise 9. Environmental and Social Impact Assessment in a Remote, Timber Dependent Community in Guyana 10. Evaluating Trade-Offs Between Uses of Marine Protected Areas in the Caribbean 11. Social Acceptability in Project EIA in the Philippines 12. Public Valuation and Decentralised Decision Making 13. A Holistic Approach to the Evaluation of Socio-Economic and Environmental Impacts of Technological Change in Agriculture Index

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Book SynopsisGlobalisation of the world economy portends a wide range of benefits to citizens of all countries. However, this ground-breaking book finds that the impacts of trade liberalisation and globalisation appear to have a negative impact on agricultural sustainability in developing countries.This book explores the proposition that globalisation and trade liberalisation is an international win-win game and finds that there is substantial evidence to suggest that there could be a range of agricultural problems and negative impacts on rural communities and the environment in poorer countries. The authors use cutting-edge research from Brazil, Bolivia, Burkino Faso, Indonesia, The Philippines and Thailand to suggest that special attention needs to be paid to local issues in poor countries in the face of globalisation.Sustainable Agriculture and Environment will prove invaluable to scholars and policymakers in the areas of environmental and ecological economics.Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Agriculture and Sustainability 2. Trade Liberalisation Agriculture and Sustainability 3. Conditions for Sustainable Development 4. Economics, Aspects of Ecology and Sustainable Agricultural Production 5. Conservation Farming and Indicators of Agricultural Sustainability 6. Reducing the Costs of Modern Agriculture 7. Towards Sustainable Agricultural Systems 8. Landcare 9. Conservation in Germany’s Agrarian Countryside and the World Economy 10. The Implication of Carbon Dioxide Abatement Policies on Food Prices 11. Co-evolution in Asia 12. The Impact of Globalisation on Agricultural Systems of Traditional Societies 13. Asia’s Livestock Industries 14. Environmental Impacts of the Livestock Industries of Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand 15. Family Farming 16. Trade Liberalisation Impacts for Sustainable Development 17. Development by Linking Small Farmers to Growth Markets 18. Is Trade Liberalisation the Right Policy after a Devaluation? 19. Globalisation, Agriculture and Environment Index

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Book SynopsisThis path-breaking book focuses on the theory and practice of economic development as viewed from the perspective of sustainability, and the implications of sustainability for development policy. It demonstrates how various indicators can be developed and used to determine whether or not an economy is on a sustainable path of development.The book is concerned with measuring sustainability in a macroeconomic context so that decision makers are more aware of the real trends in the economy and the way in which their policies may affect these trends. The discussion on such measurement includes: the physical indicators of sustainability, resource and environmental accounting, savings and the empirical measurement of sustainable development, international trade and unsustainable development, ecological indicators, income distribution and social needs, and the assessment of structural adjustment policies and their implications for sustainable development. The authors conclude that the first step towards sustainable development is for a greater awareness of the effects of development on the environment, and the environment on human well-being.Measuring Sustainable Development will be particularly welcomed by policymakers and practitioners as well as researchers, academics and students of development economics and environmental economics.Trade Review'This is an important if challenging book by a group of leading economists and environmental scientists.'Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction: The Meaning of Sustainable Development 2. Physical Indicators 3. Resource and Environmental Accounting 4. Empirical Measures of Sustainable Development 5. International Trade and Sustainability 6. Ecological Economics and Indicators 7. Social Indicators 8. Environmental Impacts of Economywide Policies 9. Policies for Sustainable Development 10. Towards New Measures of Progress Index

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Book SynopsisUrban Planning and Management presents a collection of key articles on different aspects of sustainability in urban planning and management whilst simultaneously illustrating the conflicting arguments about whether and how sustainability should be achieved.Part I covers the factors determining the life and death of cities and what is required to achieve sustainable development. In Part II issues of whether cities should be compact or dispersed and concepts of sustainable development in third world cities and societies are explored. Parts III and IV examine design as an integral part of producing a sustainable urban policy and energy use. Part V deals with Local Agenda 21 issues and Part VI looks at town planning. Part VII discusses transport as both a product and determinant of sustainable urban planning and management. Parts VIII, IX and X examine the sustainable provision of other services including waste collection, recycling schemes and water. In Part XI sustainability is shown as occurring within, and constrained by, legal, property rights and management practices.Trade Review'. . . the book will provide a useful collection and its international coverage will add to its appeal.' -- Huw Thomas, Urban Studies'The editors have made some effort in this book to include multiple perspectives on sustainable development, allowing the reader to have more informed opinions on this subject. . . . It was informative and provided me with a better perspective on certain issues.' -- Michael Sullivan, The Ontario Planning JournalTable of ContentsContents Acknowledgements Introduction Sustainability in Urban Planning and Management: An Overview Kenneth G. Willis, R. Kerry Turner and Ian J. Bateman PART I GENERAL OVERVIEW 1. Edward L. Glaeser (1998), ‘Are Cities Dying?’ 2. Roberto Camagni, Roberta Capello and Peter Nijkamp (1997), ‘The Co-Evolutionary City’ PART II CITIES 3. Duncan McLaren (1992), ‘Compact or Dispersed? Dilution is No Solution’ 4. Peter Gordon and Harry W. Richardson (1997), ‘Are Compact Cities a Desirable Planning Goal?’ 5. Mike Parnwell and Sarah Turner (1998), ‘Sustaining the Unsustainable? City and Society in Indonesia’ PART III DESIGN 6. Michelle Thompson-Fawcett (1998), ‘Leon Krier and the Organic Revival Within Urban Policy and Practice’ 7. Dafton G. Njuguna (1997), ‘Diffusion of Bio-climatic Building Design Techniques in Kenya: Impediments and Opportunities’ PART IV ENERGY 8. Simon Guy and Simon Marvin (1996), ‘Transforming Urban Infrastructure Provision – The Emerging Logic of Demand Side Management’ 9. Susan E. Owens and Peter A. Rickaby (1992), ‘Settlements and Energy Revisited’ 10. Ryan H. Wiser (1998), ‘Green Power Marketing: Increasing Customer Demand for Renewable Energy’ PART V LOCAL AGENDA 21 11. Garth A. Myers and Makame A.H. Muhajir (1997), ‘Localising Agenda 21: Environmental Sustainability and Zanzibari Urbanisation’ 12. Virginia W. Maclaren (1996), ‘Urban Sustainability Reporting’ PART VI TOWN PLANNING 13. Jeremy Rowan-Robinson, Andrea Ross and William Walton (1995), ‘Sustainable Development and the Development Control Process’ 14. David Evans (1997), ‘Planning for Sustainability’ 15. Alan W. Evans (1991), ‘"Rabbit Hutches on Postage Stamps": Planning Development and Political Economy’ PART VII TRANSPORT 16. Peter Nijkamp (1994), ‘Roads Toward Environmentally Sustainable Transport’ 17. Henrik Gudmundsson and Mattias Höjer (1996), ‘Sustainable Development Principles and their Implications for Transport’ 18. M.Z. Acutt and J.S. Dodgson (1997), ‘Controlling the Environmental Impacts of Transport: Matching Instruments to Objectives’ 19. Robert Cervero and Kara Kockelman (1997), ‘Travel Demand and the 3Ds: Density, Diversity and Design’ PART VIII WASTE AND RECYCLING 20. Peter Tucker, Grant Murney and Jacqueline Lamont (1998), ‘Predicting Recycling Scheme Performance: A Process Simulation Approach’ 21. Peter L. Doan (1998), ‘Institutionalizing Household Waste Collection: The Urban Environmental Management Project in Côte d’Ivoire’ PART IX WATER 22. KyeongAe Choe, Dale Whittington and Donald T. Lauria (1996), ‘The Economic Benefits of Surface Water Quality Improvements in Developing Countries: A Case Study of Davao, Philippines’ 23. Souro D. Joardar (1998), ‘Carrying Capacities and Standards as Bases Towards Urban Infrastructure Planning in India: A Case of Urban Water Supply and Sanitation’ PART X OTHER SERVICES 24. Takashi Onishi (1994), ‘A Capacity Approach for Sustainable Urban Development: An Empirical Study’ 25. Steve Bradley and Jim Taylor (1998), ‘The Effect of School Size on Exam Performance in Secondary Schools’ 26. Stephen Farber (1998), ‘Undesirable Facilities and Property Values: A Summary of Empirical Studies’ PART XI LEGAL, PROPERTY RIGHTS, AND MANAGEMENT ISSUES 27. Charles L. Choguill (1996), ‘Ten Steps to Sustainable Infrastructure’ 28. Robert Innes (1997), ‘Takings, Compensation, and Equal Treatment for Owners of Developed and Undeveloped Property’ PART XII EPILOGUE 29. The Prince of Wales (1998), ‘Why I’m Modern, But Not Modernist’ Name Index

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Book SynopsisThis innovative book uses a little-known methodological research tool to study ordinary people doing extraordinary things. Local Exchange Trading Systems (LETS), the subject of the book, is a novel and interesting social phenomenon which seems to constitute a more ecologically rational and socially inclusive form of economic activity. LETS is a system for exchanging goods and services without the use of formal, legal tender. Unlike barter, LETS members buy and sell using their own nominal currency units, but the currency in which trade is conducted is purely a means of exchange, not a commodity in itself or a store of value.The authors of this book examine LETS, and in particular they discuss whether LETS can be viewed as an aspect of the 'greening' of citizenship, with the potential to contribute to the transition to, and maintenance of, a more sustainable society. They describe the part LETS can play in raising environmental awareness; offering more sustainable practices of production and consumption and helping to create in the community the preconditions for sustainability.In their study of LETS, the authors use Q methodology, (a qualitative methodology for the systematic study of subjectivity and shared discourses) and at the same time they evaluate its usefulness for social scientific environmental research. They find that it is a powerful methodological approach which is consistent with many of the core principles, values and aims of ecological economics. They also conclude that Q has the potential to contribute to environmental policy analysis and the creation of a more participative, democratic and effective form of environmental policy making.This book will be of great interest to all social scientists interested in social movements, environment and citizenship, and in particular those wanting to understand the application of Q methodology for social science research.Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. What are LETS? 3. The Research Project and Research Methodology 4. Understandings of LETS: Q Sort I 5. LETS, Citizenship and Politics: Q Sort II 6. LETS and Environmental Sustainability: Q Sort III 7. LETS and the Transition to Sustainability 8. Q Methodology and Environmental Research References Index

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Book SynopsisRecent years have seen a rapid growth of interest in farm, community and other small-scale forestry activities. Small-scale private forestry has social benefits which, together with the withdrawal of forest resources from the timber industry, are considered a strong imperative for government intervention to promote free tree planting.Sustainable Small-scale Forestry addresses a broad spectrum of important social, economic and policy issues associated with farm forestry which should benefit production and the environment. The volume presents extensive research in both tropical and temperate regions such as Australia, Asia, America and Europe. The importance of these countries exchanging experiences in farm forestry and assistance measures is highlighted.Edited by members of the Cooperative Research Centre for Tropical Rainforest Ecology and Management, this volume will be essential reading for those in involved with social and economic issues, forest policy, natural and land resource economics, and environmental management. Practitioners, researchers and students of forestry and vegetation management will also find the book to be an indispensable source of reference.Trade Review'The authors have succeeded in their aim of producing a source of reference for practitioners, researchers and students of forestry and vegetation management.' -- Peter Eckersley, The Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics'. . . this is a neat introduction to contemporary small-scale forestry for students and practitioners alike. I recommend it.' -- Anitra Nelson, Australian Journal of Environmental Management'The book provides a comprehensive coverage of the key issues relating to non-industrial forestry. Its case studies provide a useful insight into how small-scale forestry is treated in other countries. The case studies emphasise the broad range of systems and the broad application of small-scale forestry as well as the need for a broad policy approach to deal with small-scale forestry systems. The book fills an important gap in the available literature on non-industrial private and community forestry, identifying the multi-use values of small-scale forestry and the non-wood benefits it provides. It offers a range of tools for assessing the economic performance of small-scale forestry, and calculating the non-wood benefits. The book provides a useful reference for researchers with an interest in natural resource management and a useful text for students.' -- Peter Grist, Economic Analysis and PolicyTable of ContentsContents: Preface Part I: Setting the Scene Part II: Social and Economic Considerations Part III: Encouraging Small-scale Forestry Part IV: Overview Index

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Book SynopsisIn the post-Cold War era, the pre-eminent threats to our security derive from human degradation of vital ecosystems as well as the possibility of war and terrorist attack. This substantial book examines this new 'security-environment' paradigm and the way in which the activities of societies are shifting the balance with nature. The distinguished authors investigate this redefinition of security with particular reference to environmental threats such as climate change and the availability of adequate supplies of food and water. They illustrate how unfettered economic growth, rising levels of personal consumption and unsustainable natural resource and energy procurement are taking a heavy toll on the global environment. This, in turn, is forcing both developed and developing countries to re-evaluate the more immediate environmental security of their own populations. For a truly global perspective, the authors present a series of country case-studies, looking at issues of security and environment, and comparing how they influence policy and human well-being. They also discuss a number of theoretical issues which underpin discussions of 'environmental security', demonstrating that this is a relatively new and essentially contested concept.This thought-provoking book highlights the way in which both security and sustainability are being reworked as concepts and are being linked increasingly to social, economic and cultural factors. It will be of great interest to academics, researchers and students in environmental management, sociology, geography, international relations and politics.Table of ContentsContents Introduction: Human security and the environment at the new millennium Edward Page and Michael Redclift PART I CONCEPTS 1 Human security and the environment Edward Page 2 Democracy and the environment Nils Petter Gleditsch and Bjørn Otto Sverdrup 3 The environment and civil society: the rights to nature, and the rights of nature Michael Redclift 4 Global environmental change and human security: what do indicators indicate? Steve Lonergan, Fred Langeweg and Henk Hilderink PART II CHALLENGES 5 Climate change as a security issue Johannes Stripple 6 Food security Colin Sage 7 Water and ‘cultural security’ Chris Cocklin PART III INTERNATIONAL CASES 8 The European Union and the ‘securitisation’ of the environment John Vogler 9 Human security and the environment: the North American perspective Richard Matthew 10 Human security and the environment in Sub-Saharan Africa: the challenge of the new millennium Kwasi Nsiah-Gyabaah 11 The semantics of ‘human security’ in North-west Amazonia: between indigenous peoples’ ‘management of the world’ and the USA’s state security policy for Latin America Oscar Forero and Graham Woodgate 12 Fresh water in Costa Rica: abundant yet constrained Álvaro Fernández-González, Viviana Blanco-Barboza and Edgar E. Gutiérrez-Espeleta Index

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Book SynopsisThere has been an increased awareness of the need to establish and maintain small-scale forestry in tropical countries. This is due to concerns over continued deforestation, as well as the long-term environmental and economic resources these plantations can contribute if managed successfully. This book examines the constraints that limit the development of small-scale forestry in tropical environments and how they can be overcome.The authors first explain the background to their research and demonstrate how, in contrast to industrial plantations, small-scale forestry has a wide variety of objectives, including the production of fuelwood and a wide variety of non-wood products, and the protection of degraded watersheds and wildlife habitats. They examine a broad range of socio-economic topics under the broad themes of policy development, market considerations, the evolution of small-scale forestry systems, and timber and non-wood benefits. In developing countries for example, small-scale forestry is often regarded as a means of facilitating sustainable regional development. As a result of seven years extensive research they have developed a strong policy line, examining measures such as tax provisions and the targeting of subsidy and extension programs that can help promote the growth of non-industrial forest industries. The authors present an integrated socio-economic analysis of the opportunities, impediments and challenges to small-scale forestry in the tropics. As such, this book will be required reading for scholars of environmental economics and science, land resource economists, and environmental, forestry and resource managers.Trade Review'This book is a landmark opening and first attempt at such a process for defining farm forestry, as well as making a contribution to small-scale forestry.' -- Ryo Kohsaka, Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture'. . . the editors can be commended for offering Australian students of forestry and environmental studies as well as farming entrepreneurs a useful introduction to an area of concern that is gaining an ever-wider public interest.' -- Anitra Nelson, Australian Journal of Environmental Management'The text is valuable in that it describes tropical small-scale farm forestry and the complex interrelationships between social, economic, and biological issues quite well . . . For readers interested in tropical forestry in a developed nation, the book is a detailed and excellent source of information.' -- Matthew Pelkki, Natural Resources JournalTable of ContentsContents: Preface Part I: Setting the Scene Part II: Timber Benefits and Market Considerations Part III: Non-Wood Benefits Part IV: Developing Policies to Encourage Small-Scale Forestry in the Tropics Index

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Book SynopsisThis book cleverly integrates the research on welfare measurement and social accounting in imperfect market economies. In their previously acclaimed volume, Welfare Measurement, Sustainability and Green National Accounting, the authors focused on the external effects associated with environmental damage and analysed their role in the context of social accounting. This book adopts a much broader perspective by analysing a wide spectrum of resource allocation problems of real-world market economies.The authors' aim is to derive exact welfare measures in imperfect market economies and compare them with their counterparts in a first-best equilibrium. Using numerical analysis, they also attempt to make the leap from theory to practical application by measuring the empirical importance of market imperfections. Such analysis provides the tools for examining whether 'real life' approximations of the welfare contribution of external effects, such as information collected by using the willingness-to-pay method, actually capture true and accurate values. Finally, the authors address the theory of cost-benefit analysis, in terms of environmental and other public policies, in dynamic general equilibrium models.This book is an impressive investigation of the theory of social accounting, with particular emphasis on valuation problems facing imperfectly competitive markets. It will make challenging but highly rewarding reading for academics and researchers interested in environmental economics, welfare measurement, social accounting and green accounting.Trade Review'Green accounting lies at the core of modern environmental economics. In this important book, Thomas Aronsson, Karl-Gustaf Lofgren and Kenneth Backlund make an important contribution by focussing on green accounting in economies which are not in a first-best equilibrium. The book includes analyses of non-Pigouvian and distortionary taxation, externalities arising from transboundary pollution, imperfect competition, distributional issues and uncertainty. The approach is suitably formal and the policy relevance of each topic is discussed extensively. I can warmly recommend the book to all those who are interested in the theory as well as the applications of green accounting.' -- Cees Withagen, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam and Tilburg University, The NetherlandsTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Our Workhorse: The Brock Model 3. A Money-Metrics Version of Weitzman’s Welfare Theorem 4. An Almost Practical Step Towards Green Accounting? 5. Green Accounting and Distortionary Taxation 6. Green Accounting and Green Taxes in the Global Economy 7. Numerical Applications: Dynamic Global Economy Models 8. Three Emerging Issues in Social Accounting 9. Welfare Measurement under Uncertainty Appendices References Index

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Book SynopsisSustainable development is a concept that is receiving increasing attention from world decision makers. This timely volume contains a selection of both the seminal papers and a cross-section of current thinking. It will be invaluable to researchers, students and practitioners interested in this important topic.Part I presents early articles linking the macroeconomy with the environment. Part II contains general surveys of the relationship between economic growth and environmental degradation. Included in Part III are papers with mathematical models seeking to incorporate environmental variables into macroeconomic frameworks. Part IV focuses on the linkages between international trade and the environment. The final section examines progress on the greening of the system of national accounts - an important prerequisite for environmental-macroeconomic policy making.Trade Review‘Macroeconomics and the Environment provides a coherently structured and illuminating collection of papers that explore the relationship between environmental management and macroeconomic performance. There will be substantial interest in this collection.' -- Wallace E. Oates, University of Maryland, College Park and Resources for the Future, US'Mohan Munasinghe has assembled a definitive set of papers on environmental macroeconomics - an area of environmental economics often neglected in teaching and research. The collection deserves to be on all serious scholars' shelves.' -- David Pearce, University College London, UKTable of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction Elements of Environmental Macroeconomics Mohan Munasinghe PART I BASIC LINKAGES AND MACRO-ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORKS 1. Wassily Leontief (1970), ‘Environmental Repercussions and the Economic Structure: An Input–output Approach’ 2. Tjalling C. Koopmans (1973), ‘Some Observations on ‘Optimal’ Economic Growth and Exhaustible Resources’ 3. Joseph Stiglitz (1974), ‘Growth with Exhaustible Natural Resources: Efficient and Optimal Growth Paths’ 4. Robert Solow (1993), ‘An Almost Practical Step Toward Sustainability’ 5. Richard W. England (2000), ‘Natural Capital and the Theory of Economic Growth’ 6. Herman E. Daly (1991), ‘Elements of Environmental Macroeconomics’ 7. Messaye Girma (1992), ‘Macropolicy and the Environment: A Framework for Analysis’ 8. Karl-Göran Mäler and Mohan Munasinghe (1996), ‘Macroeconomic Policies, Second-best Theory, and the Environment’ PART II GENERAL REVIEWS AND EMPIRICAL SURVEYS 9. Gene M. Grossman and Alan B. Krueger (1995), ‘Economic Growth and the Environment’ 10. J.B. Opschoor and S.M. Jongma (1996), ‘Bretton Woods Intervention Programmes and Sustainable Development’ 11. Theodore Panayotou and Kurt Hupé (1996), ‘Environmental Impacts of Structural Adjustment Programs: Synthesis and Recommendations’ 12. J.J. Kessler and M. Van Dorp (1998), ‘Structural Adjustment and the Environment: The Need for an Analytical Methodology’ PART III MACROECONOMIC-ENVIRONMENTAL MODELS AND COUNTRY STUDIES 13. Klaus Conrad (1999), ‘Computable General Equilibrium Models for Environmental Economics and Policy Analysis’ 14. Sardar M.N. Islam (2001), ‘Ecology and Optimal Economic Growth: An Optimal Ecological Economic Growth Model and Its Sustainability Implications’ 15. Dale W. Jorgenson and Peter J. Wilcoxen (1990), ‘Intertemporal General Equilibrium Modeling of U.S. Environmental Regulation’ 16. Lars Bergman (1990), ‘Energy and Environmental Constraints on Growth: A CGE Modeling Approach’ 17. Annika Persson and Mohan Munasinghe (1995), ‘Natural Resource Management and Economywide Policies in Costa Rica: A Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) Modeling Approach’ 18. Stein T. Holden, J. Edward Taylor and Stephen Hampton (1998), ‘Structural Adjustment and Market Imperfections: A Stylized Village Economy-wide Model with Non-separable Farm Households’ 19. Solveig Glomsrød, Maria Dolores Monge and Haakon Vennemo (1998), ‘Structural Adjustment and Deforestation in Nicaragua’ PART IV INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND THE ENVIRONMENT 20. Karl W. Steininger (1999), ‘General Models of Environmental Policy and Foreign Trade’ 21. Amitrajeet A. Batabyal (1994), ‘An Open Economy Model of the Effects of Unilateral Environmental Policy by a Large Developing Country’ 22. Ian Goldin and David Roland-Host (1997), ‘Economic Policies for Sustainable Resource Use in Morocco’ 23. Muthukumara Mani and David Wheeler (1999), ‘In Search of Pollution Havens? Dirty Industry in the World Economy, 1960–1995’ PART V ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTING 24. John M. Hartwick (1990), ‘Natural Resources, National Accounting and Economic Depreciation’ 25. Peter Bartelmus, Carsten Stahmer and Jan van Tongeren (1991), ‘Integrated Environmental and Economic Accounting: Framework for a SNA Satellite System’ 26. Robert Repetto, William Magrath, Michael Wells, Christine Beer and Fabrizio Rossini (1989), ‘The Need for Natural Resource Accounting’ 27. Lars Hultkrantz (1992), ‘National Account of Timber and Forest Environmental Resources in Sweden’ 28. Giles Atkinson, Richard Dubourg, Kirk Hamilton, Mohan Munasinghe, David Pearce and Carlos Young (1997), ‘Resource and Environmental Accounting’ 29. Thomas Aronsson and Karl-Gustaf Löfgren (1998), ‘Green Accounting: What Do We Know and What Do We Need to Know?’ Name Index

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Book SynopsisEnvironmental Economics for Sustainable Growth is a specially designed handbook for trainers, practitioners and government advisors involved in environmental policy making. It will enable professionals to initiate and implement environmental economic studies and identify policies and investments which will ensure sustainable development in their respective countries.The book focuses on economic tools but also encompasses ecological and sociological perspectives, all of which are essential to any successful environmental policy. The authors highlight the major issues in environmental policy making and the analysis of projects with environmental impacts. Features include: sustainable development in a global context macroeconomic policies and the environment environmental policies and priorities legal and institutional dimensions integration of environmental assessment into project analysis valuation techniques and case studies. This handbook will be of immense use in the training of policymakers, practitioners, and students of environmental policy as well as development managers and scholars working in the areas of environment and development.Trade Review'. . . a valuable reference work which should find its place on the bookshelves of anyone who regards themselves as a professional practitioner of environmental economics or related disciplines.' -- Robert Dumsday, Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics'This book fills the important niche of providing an accessible reference for non economists who must inevitably interpret and apply economic data to understand how and why people overexploit resources, and how to manage them to achieve sustainable economic and environmental practices.' -- Christopher M. Anderson, The Quarterly Review of Biology'This Handbook is a welcome addition to the planning library. It offers one of the few attempts at linking environmental economics to growth issues, within the context of sustainable development . . . it offers a wealth of information, conceptual, and goal-oriented practical methodologies, on how to integrate environmental concerns in formulating policies in decision making at various governmental levels.' -- Riad G. Mahayni, Journal of Planning Education and Research'Environmental Economics for Sustainable Growth is a long awaited handbook for practitioners in environmental economics and policy. This is the first book which comprehensively describes the environment-economy link at both the macro and micro level, puts it in the framework of sustainable development, and focuses on environmental valuation techniques as the key to operationalizing sustainable development at both the macro policy level and the micro level of project and program evaluation. The book also describes in a step-by-step fashion how to perform environmental valuation studies in developing countries and transition economies, and again illustrates the methodologies in an excellent way with empirical studies.' -- StAle Navrud, Agricultural University of Norway'Economic theory provides a foundation for policy analysis, but typically it is communicated with few examples from developing countries and with little sense of the important problems and solutions. Environmental Economics for Sustainable Growth comes a long way to bridging this gap: examples are plenty, and students get to see that methods can be applied and solutions adopted. It will prove a valuable resource for teachers and students in this important and growing area.' -- Gunnar S. Eskeland, The World Bank, US'This book provides up to date information on environmental economics and its applications to practical policy. It is clearly written and will be a valuable resource for a wide range of readers, including researchers, trainers, policy analysts and students.' -- Mohan Munasinghe, Munasinghe Institute for Development (MIND), Sri Lanka, Bureau of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), SwitzerlandTable of ContentsContents: Foreword 1. Introduction and Structure Part I: Economy-wide Policies and the Environment 2. Sustainable Development Vision in a Global Context 3. Macroeconomic Policies and the Environment 4. Sectoral Policies and the Environment 5. Policies, Instruments and the Environment 6. Laws, Regulations and Institutions 7. National Environmental Strategies 8. Economy-wide Policies and the Valuation of Environmental Impacts Part II: Environmental Valuation Methods for Policies and Projects 9. Economic Principles and Overview of Valuation Methods 10. Revealed Preference: Direct Proxy Methods 11. Revealed Preference: Indirect Proxy Methods 12. Stated Preference: Contingent Valuation Methods 13. Use of Monetary Values of Environmental and Natural Resources for Benefit–Cost Analysis: An Application to a Soil Moisture Conservation Project in Tunisia 14. Use of Monetary Values of Environmental and Natural Resources in the Framework of National Accounts: An Application to Costa Rica 15. Valuing Health Impacts: A Case Study of Air Pollution in New Delhi, India Index

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Book SynopsisThis volume raises an important question: Given the fast-changing global economy and the challenges it presents, what is the role for the university as an institution promoting sustainable human development?The editors begin by outlining the changes associated with the recent wave of globalization, particularly transformations in the relative power of institutions internationally. They analyze the constraints universities face in industrialized and developing countries in promoting sustainable human development. The authors in Part I point out the need for the university to take a role in meeting the challenges of globalization so they examine the effects of the increased market focus of the world economy on several types of nations - low-income (Jamaica), transitional (Slovenia), peripheral to industrialized nations (Ireland) - and on women, a typically disadvantaged group. Contributors to the second half of the volume provide a variety of perspectives and concrete examples that highlight the roles universities can play in fostering development beneficial to communities and nations. Promising initiatives in Malaysia and India and at a university in the United States are discussed as well as the general lessons each offers. Collectively, the authors suggest that, as an institution, the university can and should play an important role in promoting sustainable human development. Readers interested in economic development, regional studies, globalization and community development will find this book a unique and important contribution.Trade Review'This collection of articles provides an important contribution to the debates on globalization and sustainable human development. In particular, it represents a unique contribution by focusing on the role of universities in confronting these challenges and providing transformative frameworks for "people-centered" development processes.' -- Lourdes BenerIa, Cornell University, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface PART I: GLOBALIZATION AND THE CHALLENGES CONFRONTING THE UNIVERSITY 1. Globalization, Universities and Sustainable Human Development: A Framework for Understanding the Issues Jean L. Pyle and Robert Forrant 2. Constructing Knowledge, Boosting Development and Escaping Debt: The Case of Jamaica Robert Forrant 3. Sustainable Regional Development: Experiences from Slovenia Tea Petrin, Renata Vitez and Mateja Mesl 4. Recent Developments in Irish-based Industry Mary O’Sullivan 5. Sex, Maids, and Export Processing: Risks and Reasons for Gendered Global Production Networks Jean L. Pyle 6 Feminists and Technocrats in the Democratization of Latin America: A Prolegomenon Verónica Montecinos PART II: ANSWERING THE CHALLENGE: THE UNIVERSITY, KNOWLEDGE CREATION AND THE SUSTAINABLE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT PROCESS 7. Striving Towards Sustainable Development in a Globalizing Economy: Universities and Civil Society Organizations in India Jamuna Ramakrishna 8. A University Enters into its Regional Economy: Models for Integrated Action with Refugee and Immigrant Communities Linda Silka 9. The University, Public Interest Research, and Advocacy Assistance: Lessons on the Role of Academia in Promoting Sustainable Development Cathy Crumbley and Joel Tickner 10. Managing the Interface with the Region: The Case of Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia Morshidi Sirat 11. Building Bridges: Sustainable Development, Interdisciplinary Programs and the University Nancy Kleniewski and John Wooding 12 ‘Grow Your Own’ in the New Economy? Skill-formation Challenges in the New England Optical Networking Industry William Lazonick, Michael Fiddy and Steven Quimby Final Thoughts: Portable Intellectual Currents and Sustainable Human Development Robert Forrant and Jean L. Pyle Index

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Book SynopsisDecision-makers increasingly seek to design environmental and development policies that will support sustainable development. Thus, practical tools to help formulate sustainable development policies and clear methods to assess their acceptability and effectiveness are urgently needed. This book contributes to meeting these needs by presenting both analytical and empirical aspects of decision-making processes. The authors explore the methods for integrating environmental and social sciences to support participatory policy design, implementation and assessment of sustainable development policies. These methods are applied, richly illustrated and discussed with reference to several case studies from various regions of the world. Although each chapter has a distinct focus, they all contribute to a clearer understanding of how sustainable development is perceived and assessed by society. The book is interdisciplinary, emphasising how the integration of a wide set of disciplines and stakeholder perspectives into the policy-making process can help to improve the perception of sustainable development policies. The authors argue that there should be greater transparency in the processes of modelling and integrated assessment in order to increase the meaningful participation of all stakeholders involved in the decision-making process.By deliberately avoiding technical jargon, this book will appeal to a broad audience including environmental, resource and development economists. It will also be of interest to anyone with a scientific or policy perspective in the measurement and assessment of sustainable development.Trade Review'The complexity and uncertainty of sustainable development decision-making process make this book quite vital to scholars, researchers and practitioners of development. The holistic approach of addressing environmental issues gives a better perspective of what, why and how environmental problems can be addressed so as to provide benefits to the society. This book is a welcome addition to the literature on a participatory approach which seeks out a consensus in ensuring the maximization of inputs from concerned parties.' -- Valentine U. James, Fayetteville State University, US'A multidisciplinary compilation bringing together 12 studies from around the world. Each chapter emphasises the necessity for integrated assessment and evaluation of environmental and development strategies when designing sustainable development policies. A concise, well referenced book exploring the challenges faced in the decision making process.' -- Friends of the EarthTable of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction Part I: Methodological Issues Towards Integrative Analysis Part II: Participatory Frameworks Part III: Perspectives in Ecological Economic Modelling Index

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Book SynopsisDuring the last decade, interest in growth theory in the context of the environment has increased dramatically, resulting in a vast array of articles and books applying different modelling approaches and focusing on a variety of diverse topics. Dealing with endogenous growth under environmental restrictions, Karen Pittel provides a comprehensive survey of the field and highlights some important issues that have so far been rather neglected within the debate on sustainable growth. The book begins with a thorough review of the concepts of sustainable development and growth. Based upon the findings of this review, the focus shifts towards the specifics of integrating environmental concerns into endogenous growth models, which reveals some interesting new insights. Three particular facets of the environment-growth debate are then studied in detail: the role of recycling in the quest for sustainable growth the implications of endogenous time preference the effects of economic integration on growth and pollution. This well written and accessible book provides an extensive introduction to the issues of sustainability and endogenous growth, enhanced by a comprehensive review of the associated literature. It will be required reading for environmental economists, ecological economists, students and academics interested in sustainable development and growth, and growth theorists concerned with environmental issues.Trade Review'The book is a comprehensive survey of the literature on endogenous growth under environmental restrictions. . . . this book provides a good summary of literature concerning endogenous growth under environmental restrictions and culminates with some specific points of interest in this regard: recycling, time preferences and economic integration. . . . the book is well written and relatively complicated models are clearly presented. There are many avenues for research that arise from this contribution.' -- Phoebe Kounduri and Ben Groom, Ecological Economics'The book is written systematically and precisely. The author has devoted care in maintaining a flow of ideas. While reading this volume from preface to conclusion, the presentation of various mathematical derivations in a logical frame work helps readers easily grasp the implicit ideas. A long list of references and the index enhances its user-friendliness and introduces the reader to the vast field of sustainable growth. . . This book richly provides a theoretical linkage between sustainability and the endogenous growth process. The sound theoretical work in this volume may attract researchers who wish to examine empirically the possibilities of sustainable growth. It also may be of great value for researchers studying the relevance of environmental and sustainability issues in the growth process.' -- Varinder Jain, The Journal of Energy and DevelopmentTable of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction Part I: A Survey of the Field 1. Sustainable Development and Growth 2. Modeling Sustainable Development and Endogenous Growth 3. Models of Endogenous Sustainable Growth Part II: Aspects of Growth and Sustainability 4. Sustainable Growth and Recycling 5. Sustainable Growth and Endogenous Time Preference 6. Pollution, Economic Integration and Endogenous Growth Summary and Outlook References Index

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Book SynopsisApart from food and raw materials, agriculture can also provide ancillary benefits such as landscapes, biodiversity, cultural heritage and thriving rural communities. This book offers a state-of-the-art overview of strategies for sustainable management practices and their implementation through the adoption of suitable instruments. Such practices aim to sustain and support the multiple functions provided by agriculture and natural resources in the rural countryside.The authors explore the value of alternative governance structures and examine the design of policy models and institutional mechanisms for a range of different countries and agricultural methods. The empirical results allow them to identify successful examples as well as recognize practices which have failed. They can then transfer positive policies to geographical areas or production systems where effective and efficient strategies for the sustainable management of natural resources are urgently needed. In doing so, the authors hope to improve the design, identification and implementation of appropriate policy instruments to help sustain the rural economy in the future. They also aim to strengthen the establishment of markets for nature which overcome institutional constraints.This timely new book explores emerging perspectives on multifunctionality in agriculture and the rural environment. It will be widely read by academics, researchers and policymakers with an interest in agricultural and resource economics, environmental governance and sustainable development.Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction Part I: Concept and Policy Design 2. Multifunctionality as an Agricultural and Rural Policy Concept 3. Jointness of Production as a Market Concept 4. Methodologies for Agri-Environmental Policy Design Part II: Country and Regional Case Studies of Multifunctionality 5. Multifunctionality in European Agriculture 6. Assessing Multifunctionality of European Livestock Systems 7. Integrated Rural Development in Mountain Areas 8. The Dynamics of Local Survival in Greek LFAs 9. Institutional Approaches to Sustain Rural Landscapes in France 10. Multifunctionality in Agriculture and the Contestable Public Domain in the Netherlands 11. Functions of Agriculture in Urban Society in the Netherlands 12. Olive Oil Production and the Rural Economy in Spain Part III: Emerging Perspectives on Multifunctionality 13. Institutions for Sustainable Agriculture in Central and Eastern Europe 14. Segregation and Multifunctionality in New Zealand Landscapes 15. The Multiple Roles of Agriculture in Developing Countries 16. Multifunctionality and Trade Disciplines in North America Part IV: Outlook 17. Methodology and Action: Economic Rationales and Agri-Environmental Policy Choices Index

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Book SynopsisSustainable Consumption is unique, not just in its inter-disciplinary and substantive subject matter (changing networks of utility consumption and production), but because it examines empirically the key theoretical debates underpinning the social sciences at the beginning of the 21st century. This book shifts the focus of sustainable consumption away from the individual consumer and their lifestyles, and examines how existing systems of provision constrain how people consume and how sustainability is conceived in popular and policy-related discourses. The authors address a number of relevant and topical issues including: the relationship between production and consumption, with a focus on how each sphere configures the other; the escalation of choice and the emergence of differentiation in service provision and lifestyle orientation; the constraints on consumption that are embedded both in systems of provision and in the collective routines of everyday life; and the differential capacities of states, public agencies, social movements and commercial companies to facilitate sustainable consumption. In tackling these issues, the book advances the sustainable consumption agenda by highlighting the ways in which socio-technical and market regulatory arrangements at the systemic level increase opportunities for the gradual re-orientation of consumption habits across social groups and over time. This book offers a comprehensive evaluation of sustainable consumption in the context of infrastructure provision. The interdisciplinary nature and rigorous analysis will make it essential reading for scholars, students and policymakers interested in sustainability, sociology, culture, consumption patterns and the environment.Trade Review'This collection of writings is an important contribution to the debates surrounding sustainable consumption, and how it may be facilitated . . . Particularly important is the consideration of how consumption is provided, especially where social and technical infrastructures are required in that provision . . . The book, therefore, makes an important contribution in enabling us to redefine the nature of sustainable consumption that we may actually begin to deliver it.' -- Leigh Holland, Organization & Environment'It has long been apparent that we need a new set of ideas for thinking about processes of consumption and their relationship to sustainability. This book collects research by some of the leading exponents of an alternative view that sees consumption as an outcome of a complex interaction of daily practices, suites of technologies and systems of provision. It is profoundly challenging for research and policy on sustainable consumption. Highly recommended.' -- Frans Berkhout, Vrije University, The Netherlands'This impressive collection of authors and articles rescues the study of consumption from the rubble of decades of individual-centred theorising. Taken together, these articles rightly make a powerful argument for viewing consumption as a social activity, and through the analysis of specific cases, draw attention to the social contexts that matter most. Possibly the most important contribution is the analysis of the mostly forgotten but all important role of heavy infrastructures in shaping consumption choices, particularly in the domains of energy and transport. This book is a must for students and policymakers concerned with social change, especially those with an interest in moving towards environmental sustainability.' -- Harold Wilhite, University of Oslo, Norway'This book offers an interesting contribution to debates on sustainable consumption, arguing for an approach that recognises how choices and needs are "socially produced" and mediated through infrastructures or systems of provision, rather than understood in terms of individual, market-based notions of "green consumerism". This is a polished piece of work and deserves to be read carefully.' -- Michael Redclift, King's College, University of London, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction: Consumption, Infrastructures and Environmental Sustainability Part I: Consumption, Lifestyle and Choice 2. Sustainable Consumption: A Theoretical and Environmental Policy Perspective 3. The Limited Autonomy of the Consumer: Implications for Sustainable Consumption 4. The New ‘Energy Divide’: Politics, Social Equity and Sustainable Consumption in Reformed Infrastructures Part II: Scales of Provision and Intermediaries 5. Shifting Scales of Infrastructure Provision 6. Sustainable Infrastructures by Proxy? Intermediation Beyond the Production–Consumption Nexus Part III: Infrastructural Change and Inflexibility 7. Institutional Restructuring, Entrenched Infrastructures and the Dilemma of Overcapacity 8. Transport Infrastructures: A Socio-Spatial-Temporal Model 9. Infrastructures, Crises and the Orchestration of Demand 10. Conclusions Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisMany developing and transition economies have not yet undertaken the policy integration measures needed to enhance the impact of industry on sustainable development. In this original and insightful book, national experts from Chile, China, the Czech Republic, Pakistan, Tunisia, Turkey and Zimbabwe - countries which all have designated national sustainable development strategies - report on the extent to which recent changes in industrial, environmental and technology policies have more closely aligned industrial development with the aims of sustainable development.For each country, the authors critically assess a number of important topics including, amongst others, broad trends in sustainable development; policies for promoting growth of the manufacturing sector; policies and institutions for (industrial) environmental management; efforts to encourage the use of environmentally sound technologies; obstacles to enhancing the contribution of manufacturing to sustainable development; and priorities for future action. The results prove disappointing and reveal that none of the seven countries has yet achieved the degree of policy integration that could be characterised as an industrial component of a national sustainable development strategy. Compared to ten years ago, industry in only two of the seven countries (China and the Czech Republic) is making any substantial contribution to socio-economic development whilst attempting to reduce its negative effects on the environment. However, the country reports do identify some positive steps that have been taken and that other countries might adopt in their efforts to enhance the impacts of industry on sustainable development. This book charts the progress towards sustainable development of seven developing and transition economies and the consequences of industry on this objective. The realistic assessment of the advances which have been made will be of particular benefit and interest to practitioners of economic development, industrial economics and environmental management.Trade Review'This book makes a timely and important contribution to the controversial area of development policy and practice. The country case studies provide valuable insights into ways in which countries have sometimes succeeded and sometimes failed in rising to the challenges of industry-led development, through which to raise income levels and social equity across an entire economy in an environmentally sustainable manner. The framework for the case studies and their interpretation provide a sharp focus for the considerable amount of detail that supports the analysis of different approaches in different national circumstances. The book's highly practical basis challenges accepted wisdoms of economic and development theory where it feels the need to do so. The editors and authors are to be commended on an excellent piece of work that will be of value to theorists, planners and practitioners in developing countries, and to international institutions aiming to support them.' -- Clive George, University of Manchester, UKTable of ContentsContents: Foreword Preface Part I: Introduction 1. Background to the Country Reports Part II: Country Reports 2. Chile 3. China 4. The Czech Republic 5. Pakistan 6. Tunisia 7. Turkey 8. Zimbabwe Part III: Conclusions 9. Progress and Prospects Annex: Industry and Sustainable Development – A Statistical Comparison Index

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Book SynopsisIt is clear that the transition to ecologically sustainable patterns of development requires significant institutional change, yet we face a paradox. Although institutions are the primary means of driving reform, they are themselves a root cause of unsustainable development and a barrier to positive change. This volume moves beyond the current debate by advancing our understanding of the nature of institutional change, the features of more appropriate institutional settings, and the manner in which change can be enabled. Institutional Change for Sustainable Development presents a flexible, accessible, yet robust conceptual framework for comprehending institutional dimensions of sustainability, emphasising the complexity of institutional systems, and highlighting the interdependence between policy learning and institutional change. This framework is applied and developed through the analysis of five significant arenas of institutional and policy change: environmental policy in the EU; New Zealand's landmark Resource Management Act; strategic environmental assessment; emerging National Councils for Sustainable Development; and transformative property rights instruments. From these explorations, key principles for institutional change are identified, including the institutional accommodation of a sustainability discourse, the interdependence of normative and institutional change; reiteration and learning; integration in policy and practice; subsidiarity; and legal change.Institutional Change for Sustainable Development will be of interest to researchers, policymakers and practitioners concerned with sustainability, resource management and environmental policy.Trade Review'. . . this book makes an interesting and worthwhile contribution to the ever-expanding body of literature on sustainable development and therefore is to be recommended.' -- Karen Scott, Journal of Environmental Law'. . . this is an essential text for the study of sustainability and institutional change, an invaluable professional development text for the practitioner, and a text to ponder slowly in all its complexities for an academic study of sustainability.' -- Kate Crowley, Australian Journal of Environmental Management'Does the road to sustainable development run through institutional reform or, better yet, institutional learning? In this well-argued book, Robin Connor and Stephen Dovers draw on a range of case studies to demonstrate the critical role that institutions play in determining the course of human-environment relations.' -- Oran R. Young, University of California, Santa Barbara, US'Connor and Dovers correctly argue that achieving sustainability is a long-term process. In this context, they analyze broad institutional innovations toward sustainability to date - from Europe to New Zealand, from sustainability councils to property rights - to suggest how the historical process might be improved and accelerated. This is among the most constructive efforts I have read.' -- Richard B. Norgaard, University of California, Berkeley, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Part I: Approaching Institutional Change and Policy Learning 1. Conceptions of Institutions and Policy Learning 2. Operationalizing Learning Part II: Case Studies in Institutional Change 3. Environmental Policy in the European Union 4. Sustainable Management of Natural and Physical Resources: The New Zealand Resource Management Act 1991 5. National Councils for Sustainable Development: Experiments in National Policy Development and Integration 6. Strategic Environmental Assessment: Policy Integration as Practice or Possibility? 7. Property Rights Instruments: Transformative Policy Options Part III: Conclusions 8. Principles and Elements of Institutional Change for Sustainable Development References Index

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Book SynopsisThis important book presents fresh thinking and new results on the measurement of sustainable development. Economic theory suggests that there should be a link between future wellbeing and current wealth. This book explores this linkage under a variety of headings: population growth, technological change, deforestation and natural resource trade. While the relevant theory is presented briefly, the chief emphasis is on empirical measurement of the change in real wealth: this measure of net or 'genuine' saving is a key indicator of sustainable development. The methodological and empirical work is bolstered by tests of the predictive power of genuine saving in explaining future consumption and economic growth. Just as importantly, the authors show that many resource-abundant countries would be considerably wealthier today had they managed to save and invest the profits from natural resource exploitation in the past.Wealth, Welfare and Sustainability will be of great interest to environmental and resource economists, specialists in 'sustainability' indicators from other disciplines and also development and growth economists.Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Wealth and Social Welfare 3. Population Growth and Sustainability 4. Testing Genuine Saving 5. Resources, Growth and the ‘Paradox of Plenty’ 6. A Hartwick Rule Counterfactual 7. Deforestation: Accounting for a Multiple-Use Resource 8. Accounting for Technological Change 9. Resource Price Trends and Prospects for Development 10. International Flows of Resource Rents 11. Summary and Conclusions References Index

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Book SynopsisUsing a multidisciplinary approach that draws on their in-depth experience in the fields of energy, environment, and economics, the authors develop a comprehensive analytical framework. They apply their methodology to four detailed studies of Sri Lanka's energy sector, illustrating how to address key energy and environmental policy issues found in many developing countries today. Supplementary case examples are presented which also draw on many other countries in Asia and Africa. The main energy-related areas discussed include electric power, new and renewable energy sources, transport and oil-based fuels, and greenhouse gas emissions. The methodological tools of energy and environmental economics provide a rational basis for identifying policy priorities, evaluating them, and developing more sustainable energy options. The results of the studies are presented in an integrated manner, and contribute to the practical resolution of many important public policy issues. How to deal with risk and uncertainty, and how to identify robust policy options, are major themes that run throughout the volume. Energy and environmental economists, and graduate students interested in an introduction to the analytical methods used in recent World Bank projects on renewable energy and sustainable development will find this book of great value, as will decision makers and policy analysts in developing countries.Trade Review'It is commendable that this book uses a multidimensional approach to address the issues of sustainable energy in developing countries, which brings together both economical and environmental issues of energy use. In addition, the authors wherever possible try to raise the issues, which have received less research attention until now and they persuade and stimulate energy and environmental researchers to make their contributions towards these burning issues. . . the book serves as a useful reference for energy and environmental economists, graduate students and policy analysts in developing countries.' -- Kanchana Wickramasinghe, South Asia Economic JournalTable of ContentsContents: Foreword by Karu Jayasuriya, MP 1. Introduction 2. The Present Situation 3. Valuation of Health Damage Costs 4. Economics of Imported Fuels 5. Resolving Technology and Fuel Choice Problems for Power Generation 6. The Economic and Environmental Costs of Traffic Congestion 7. The Economic and Environmental Costs of Fuel Price Distortions 8. Introducing Unleaded Gasoline 9. Options for GHG Emission Reductions 10. Dealing with Uncertainty: A Real Options Framework for Carbon Trading 11. Renewable Energy for Rural Electrification 12. Summary and Implications for Policy Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis book is an original study of the challenge of implementing sustainable development in Western democracies. It highlights the obstacles which sustainable development presents for strategic governance and critically examines how these problems can best be overcome in a variety of different political contexts.The renowned international contributors, including leading policy experts, try to identify the forms of governance necessary to realize the functions of sustainable development. With the help of detailed case studies, they document and analyze specific governance mechanisms for pursuing and achieving this aim. They move on to offer clearly formulated conclusions on the relationship between the demands of sustainable development and the current norms and practices of Western democracy. The book also raises the fundamental question of whether change can ever be achieved if the overriding goal of development is not firmly stated as 'sustainability' rather than 'business as usual'.This book offers a balanced focus on the difficulties and successes of promoting sustainable development through strategic governance. It will be of particular relevance to those interested in the institutional mechanisms of governance and policy implementation. The book will also appeal to scholars and students of political science, organizational studies and business administration, and policymakers and NGOs directly involved in the task of implementing sustainable development.Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction: Form and Function in Governance for Sustainable Development William M. Lafferty 2. Implementation Theory and the Challenge of Sustainable Development: The Transformative Role of Learning Laurence J. O’Toole, Jr 3. Adapting Form to Function? From Economic to Sustainable Development Governance in the European Union Elizabeth Bomberg 4. Management by Objectives: A Comparison of Dutch, Swedish and EU Strategies for Realising Sustainable Development Lennart J. Lundqvist 5. ‘Sustainability is Cool’: Rhetorical Participatory Discourse in the Spanish Strategy for Sustainable Development Susana Aguilar Fernández 6. Participation and Sustainable Development: Modes of Citizen, Community and Organisational Involvement James Meadowcroft 7. From Environmental Protection to Sustainable Development: The Challenge of Decoupling through Sectoral Integration William M. Lafferty 8. Partners for Progress? The Role of Business in Transcending Business as Usual Audun Ruud 9. Governance by Diffusion: Implementing Global Norms through Cross-National Imitation and Learning Helge Jörgens 10. Implementing Sustainable Development: How to Know What Works, Where, When and How Hans T.A. Bressers 11. Governance for Sustainable Development: Lessons and Implications William M. Lafferty Index

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Book SynopsisSustainable development and global climate change have figured prominently in scientific analysis and international policymaking since the early 1990s. This book formulates technology strategies that will lead to environmentally sustainable energy systems, based on an analysis of global climate change issues using the concept of sustainable development. The authors focus on environmentally compatible, long-term technology developments within the global energy system, while also considering aspects of economic and social sustainability. The authors analyze a large number of alternative scenarios and illustrate the differences between those that meet the criteria for sustainable development and those that do not. As a result of their analysis, they identify a variety of promising socio-economic and environmental development paths that are consistent with sustainable development. One sustainable-development scenario and its policy implications are then presented in detail from a technology change perspective. The authors propose ambitious targets for technology adoption that are judged to achieve the desired socio-economic and environmental goals. Although the optimal policy mix to pursue these targets is clearly country-specific, the authors suggest that energy-related R&D that leads to technology performance improvements and the promotion of technology adoption in niche markets are the policy options which will yield the most significant long-term benefits.Policymakers, economists and researchers working on sustainability, energy economics, and technology change and innovation will welcome this topical and highly readable book.Table of ContentsContents: Foreword Preface 1. Sustainable Development and Climate Change 2. Methodology 3. Energy–Economy–Environment Scenarios at IIASA-ECS 4. Technology Clusters 5. A Sustainable–Development Scenario in Detail 6. Summary and Policy Implications Index

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Book SynopsisRegulation is on the rise across the world as the state steps back from public ownership. However, as the authors highlight, the style of political delegation to regulatory authorities has not followed a uniform trajectory but rather institutional endowments, administrative traditions, market structure and business culture have all influenced the creation of regulatory authorities and implementation styles. Noting these variances, the focus of this book is to consider the impact of liberalisation and the introduction of new regulatory structures on three utility sectors - telecommunications, energy and the railways - using Germany and the UK as case studies. With regulation seeking to foster competition at the same time as also having to protect essential services, the authors investigate regulatory styles, costs of new regulatory functions and how firms in the new regulatory landscape access and influence regulatory authorities. The authors consider how EU pressures may hinder or help the functioning of new regulatory markets and the establishment of business-regulator relationships, as well as the broader policy implications for these new regulatory environments. The book also determines how regulatory authorities emerge and evolve under different state traditions and assesses, over time, the degree to which there is potential for convergence, divergence and continued differences as regulatory functions mature.This book will be warmly welcomed by researchers and academics of comparative public policy, politics and regulation. It will also appeal to policy makers and the business community in Europe.Trade Review‘Refining Regulatory Regimes is certainly one of the best recent theory-driven empirical research works in the field of European regulatory reforms.' -- Nadine Haase, International Journal of Environmental Studies'The book provides a number of thought provoking conclusions. . . One of the strengths of the book is the way it carefully documents the liberalisation of telecommunications, energy and rail sectors in both countries. . . this book is insightful and likely to be of interest to those wanting to learn more about utility regulation from a variety of perspectives, including the factors which can influence and shape regulatory policy and institutions over time.' -- Stephen Rimmer, Australian Journal of Public Administration'Refining Regulatory Regimes is a fine volume bringing together a set of chapters that despite their different emphases complement each other nicely.' -- Martin Lodge, West European Politics'This major study breaks new ground in bringing together a distinguished international team to offer a comparative and empirical investigation of factors shaping regulatory implementation and business-regulator relations in key European utilities sectors.' -- Colin Scott, London School of Economics and Political Science, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction: Redefining and Refining Regulation David Coen Part I: Institutional Change and Environment 2. Developments in Regulatory Regimes: Comparison on Telecommunications, Energy and Rail Dominik Böllhoff 3. Administrative Costs of Reforming Utilities Michael W. Bauer Part II: Business–Regulator Relationships 4. Changing Business–Regulator Relations in German and UK Telecommunication and Energy Sectors David Coen 5. Managing Regulatory Developments in Rail: Compliance and Access Regulation in Germany and the UK Adrienne Héritier Part III: Implementation and Refining Policy 6. The Politics for a Sustainable Energy Industry: Renewable Energy Policy in the United Kingdom and in Germany André Suck 7. Public Services: The Role of the European Court of Justice in Correcting the Market Leonor Moral Soriano 8. Conclusion: Refining Regulatory Regimes Adrienne Héritier Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisTourism is both a growth industry and the world's number one export earner. It is therefore no surprise that the role of tourism is increasingly gaining prominence in the debate over how we can move towards more sustainable patterns of development. An enormous literature has emerged on the three pillars of sustainable development - environment, culture and economics - and on how tourism impacts and interacts with them. This timely and original book is firmly grounded in the theory and application of economics, in contrast to much of the previous research which has tended to adopt an environmental or sociological perspective. Although economics has increasingly become a technical subject, this accessible book aims to present important economics results and relate them explicitly to the policy debate. Using a coherent analytical framework, this unique approach offers prescriptions for moving tourism, and economic development more generally, closer to a sustainable ideal. The authors begin by studying the macroeconomic effect of tourism in terms of growth performance and sources of growth. They also examine how the tourism-growth link is affected by the role of imports in the economy, and how tourism impacts upon land use. Further chapters investigate the important issue of forecasting visitor numbers and explore the need for a comprehensive accounting framework to take account of ecologically sustainable tourism. The authors also examine the microeconomic aspects of sustainable tourism and analyse the increasing popularity of environmentally friendly holidays. Sustainable tourism is a fast-growing subject and this book provides an insightful introduction to the critical economic issues involved. It will interest and inform a broad and varied readership including researchers, students and policymakers interested in tourism economics and tourism management, as well as environmentalists, geographers and development scholars.Trade Review'The book represents a valuable contribution to the literature on sustainable tourism. While much has been written on the economics of tourism in general, relatively little research has been undertaken on the economic dimension of sustainable tourism and its environmental dimensions. The papers in this volume go some way to fill this gap.' -- Larry Dwyer, Journal of Sustainable TourismTable of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. An Investigation on the Growth Performance of Small Tourism Countries 2. Forecasting International Tourism Demand and Uncertainty for Barbados, Cyprus and Fiji 3. Land, Environmental Externalities and Tourism Development 4. Tourism, Increasing Returns and Welfare 5. How to Develop an Accounting Framework for Ecologically Sustainable Tourism 6. The Effect of Climate Change and Extreme Weather Events on Tourism 7. Sustainable Tourism and Economic Instruments: International Experience and the Case of Hvar, Croatia 8. Tourism and Sustainable Development: Lessons from Recent World Bank Experience 9. Using Data Envelopment Analysis to Evaluate Environmentally Conscious Tourism Management 10. A Tale of Two Tourism Paradises: Puerto Plata and Punta Cana – The Determinants of Room Price in the Dominican Republic Using a Hedonic Function Approach 11. A Choice Experiment Study to Plan Tourism Expansion in Luang Prabang, Laos Index

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Book SynopsisThis provocative book examines the broad and complex conceptual issues that must be addressed in order to achieve sustainable development. It begins with several case studies that reflect innovative policy and strategic initiatives within the corporate and public sectors, followed by a sector-by-sector analysis of specific opportunities and challenges within the critical resource domains of energy and global climate, human health, fisheries, agriculture, biodiversity, and forestry. It concludes by discussing how to measure and assess national economic and corporate activity, and whether humanity is itself capable of making the changes necessary to guarantee its own survival.The contributors illustrate, on the one hand, the spark of human ingenuity and invention which holds out a promise of success, but expose, on the other hand, the mindsets, myths and new conventional wisdom which characterize the emerging domain of sustainable development and which pose a daunting and potentially insurmountable challenge to its achievement. They determine that nothing short of a revolution in the way we produce goods and services, structure corporate decision making, and view our relationship with the natural environment will guarantee sustainable development. Central to this conclusion is a realization that many of the reigning beliefs that guide our actions today must be critically re-examined and, if necessary, rejected and replaced. A challenge to the tenets of current conventional wisdom, Sustainable Resource Management will be of great interest to students and scholars of business, resource and environmental economics, and resource management.Trade Review'This collection by an important group of practitioners and scholars ultimately provides an accessible introduction to a range of approaches for addressing critical problems in environmental and resource management.' -- J. Booker, ChoiceTable of ContentsContents: PART I: INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW Introduction PART II: SOME SUCCESSES ON THE ROAD TO SUSTAINABILITY Introduction 1. Emissions Trading: US Experience Implementing Multi-State Cap and Trade Programs Brian J. McLean 2. Green Tax Reforms in OECD Countries: An Overview Jean-Philippe Barde and Nils Axel Braathen 3. Mid-Course Correction: Toward a Sustainable Enterprise Ray Anderson PART III: CHALLENGES WITHIN SPECIFIC RESOURCE DOMAINS Introduction SECTION A. ENERGY AND GLOBAL CLIMATE 4. Reconciling Global Warming and Increasing Energy Demand Burton Richter SECTION B. HUMAN HEALTH 5. Global Consumption from the Perspective of Population Health Clyde Hertzman SECTION C. FISHERIES 6. Fisheries and Coastal Ecosystems: The Need for Integrated Management Daniel Pauly and Ratana Chuenpagdee SECTION D. AGRICULTURE 7. Fatal Harvest: Old and New Dimensions of the Ecological Tragedy of Modern Agriculture Miguel A. Altieri SECTION E. BIODIVERSITY 8. Is Conservation a Lost Cause? Anthony R.E. Sinclair SECTION F. FORESTRY 9. The Myth, Reality and Social Process of Sustainable Forest Management Jane Lister 10. Sustainability: A Focus on Forests and Forestry J.P. (Hamish) Kimmins 11. Tropical Forest Management Systems as Economic and Sustainable Roger A. Sedjo PART IV: THE CONCEPTUAL CHALLENGES Introduction 12. Accounting for the Environment: Can Industrial Ecology Pay Double Dividends for Business? W.G.B. Smith 13. Better Financial Disclosure Protects Investors and the Environment Robert Repetto 14. The Challenge of the 21st Century: Setting the Real Bottom Line David T. Suzuki 15. Is Humanity Fatally Successful? William E. Rees 16. Measuring Genuine Progress Ronald Colman CONCLUDING COMMENTS Index

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Book SynopsisThis unique book examines the role of institutions in transport regulation within a sustainability and comparative Trans-Atlantic framework. With contributions from leading experts in the field, three areas of analysis are provided: barriers to implementation of reforms, regulatory issues and Public-Private Partnerships (PPP). The discussion on barriers focuses on political and public acceptance, as well as equity and environmental justice. Regulatory reform analyses include comparative discussions of railroad and airline deregulation in North America and Europe which are complimented with analyses of EU integration and transport regulation for sustainability, transport pricing and inter country competition. Finally, infrastructure finance and evaluation frameworks for PPP form the topical focus for a comprehensive assessment of PPP within the transport sector.Scholars and advanced students in engineering, public policy, planning, policy and international business will find Institutions and Sustainable Transport of great interest, as will national and sub-national transport senior planners and policy advisors in Europe and North America, and analysts and strategic planners for logistics organizations.Trade Review'The book treats an important topic in a novel way. The novelty comes to a large extent from the format of having European researchers write together with researchers from North America on an applied topic. This setup provides some interesting perspectives on the differences in problem formulation and scientific analysis on the two sides of the Atlantic.' -- Folke Snickars, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden'This excellent volume is a landmark in the challenging and multifaceted field of institutions and transport. It brings together the work of leading experts from Europe, the United States and Canada to provide a superb overview of transatlantic perspectives on the role of institutional change, regulatory reform and public-private cooperation in supporting efficiency, equity and sustainability, in various transport markets and networks. This prestigious book will serve as an illuminating source of ideas and insights for planners, policy makers and those working on the international research frontier, now and in the future.' -- Aura Reggiani, University of Bologna, Italy'This an outstanding and very needed work. Not only is it comprehensive, it links critical infrastructure to management institutions that are essential to its regulation and effective operations. Rietveld and Stough bring a new and fresh perspective to this centrally important issue. I would recommend the book not only to students and faculty but to the thoughtful practitioner who is interested in the broad issue of institutional sustainability in the light of infrastructure management. Transportation is the focus but the broad issues of institutions is the crux of the analysis. It is the best and most up-to-date work in the field that is empirically based.' -- Kingsley E. Haynes, George Mason University, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Institutions and Regulatory Reform in Transport: An Introduction Piet Rietveld and Roger R. Stough PART I: BARRIERS TO IMPLEMENTATION IN TRANSPORT 2. Making Sustainable Transport Politically and Publicly Acceptable: Lessons from the EU, USA and Canada David Banister, John Pucher and Martin Lee-Gosselin 3. Equity and Environmental Justice in Sustainable Transportation: Toward a Research Agenda Elizabeth Deakin 4. Successes and Failures in Innovations Toward Sustainable Transport Jeroen C.J.M. van den Bergh, Eveline S. van Leeuwen, Frans H. Oosterhuis, Piet Rietveld and Erik T. Verhoef 5. US and European Responses to Uncertainty About Intelligent Transportation Systems: A Comparative Analysis Jonathan L. Gifford and Vincent Marchau PART II: REGULATORY REFORM 6. Rail Reform in Europe: Issues and Research Needs Chris Nash and Cesar Rivera-Trujillo 7. US Railroad Productivity and Deregulation: A Brief Summary of Findings John D. Bitzan 8. Airlines: Sustainable Development in a Transatlantic Context Kenneth Button 9. Integration: An Instrument for Sustainability of Urban Mobility Systems Rosário Macário 10. Transport Pricing when Several Governments Compete for Transport Tax Revenue Bruno De Borger and Stef Proost PART III: PUBLIC–PRIVATE COOPERATION 11. Public and Private Roles in Transport Network Development Steve Lockwood 12. Private Sector Finance of Transport Infrastructure: Progress and Prospects Roger Vickerman 13. A Framework for Assessing Public–Private Partnerships David Levinson, Reinaldo C. Garcia and Kathy Carlson Index

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