Sustainability Books

Book SynopsisThere is broad consensus on the need to shift to a new paradigm of lifestyles and economic development, given the un-sustainability of current patterns. Given this, research on consumer behavior is to play a crucial role in shedding light on the motives underpinning the adoption of responsible behaviors.Stemming from a thorough discussion of existing approaches, this book argues that the perspective of analysis has to be modified. First, acknowledging that a profile of the responsible consumer does not exist since all of us can be more or less sustainable and environment-friendly: the sustainability of an individual should not be considered as given, being something dynamic that changes according to both subjective and contextual factors. Moreover, the book hypothesises that integrating dimensions and perspectives that have been so far overlooked by mainstream research will help deconstruct responsible behaviors adopting a flexible and holistic approach. Relevant policy implications are discussed, and empirical research on responsible behaviors is illustrated.This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of consumer behavior, sustainable consumption, environmental psychology and environmental studies in general.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction1.1 New perspectives in consumer behavior1.2 Consumer behavior in the age of sustainability1.3 Research in a crowded field: how to contribute?1.4 Book structureChapter 2: From green consumers to responsible citizens2.1 Labels matter: the concept of responsible citizens2.2 Early attempts of analyzing sustainable behaviors2.3 From Reasoned Action to Planned Behavior2.4 Values, norms and other psychological models2.5 The need for further perspectives of analysisChapter 3: The trap of behavioral patterns: the role of habits3.1 Habits in consumer behavior research3.2 Operationalization of habits3.3 How to measure habits3.4 Integrating habits in a rationalistic perspective on consumer behavior3.5 How to disrupt deeply rooted behavioral patternsChapter 4: Praise or money? Rewards’ effectiveness in shaping behaviors4.1 An overview on incentives4.2 The effects of rewards on motivation4.3 Implications for policy and businessChapter 5: How behaviors are interrelated: the spillover effect5.1 Behavioral spillover, an intriguing concept for an open debate5.2 Theoretical foundations for positive spillover5.3 Theoretical foundations for negative spillover5.4 A methodology to investigate spilloverChapter 6: A model for understanding responsible citizens’ behavior6.1 The need for a holistic and flexible approach6.2 Factors to be included in the analysis6.3 The proposition of an innovative interpretative frameworkChapter 7: From theory to practice: a real-life intervention study7.1 Investigating sustainable behaviors: an intervention study7.2 Methods7.3 Results7.4 Appendix - Online questionnaire

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Book SynopsisAs the impact of climate change has become harder to ignore, it has become increasingly evident that children will inherit futures where climate challenges require new ways of thinking about how humans can live better with the world. This book re-situates weather in early childhood education, examining people as inherently a part of and affected by nature, and challenges the positioning of humans at the centre of progress and decision-making. Exploring the ways children can learn with weather, this book for researchers and advanced students, works with the pedagogical potential in children's relations with weather as a vital way of connecting with and responding to wider climate concerns.Trade ReviewNever underestimate the power of small talk! This brilliant book demonstrates how ordinary conversations about weather can create extraordinary opportunities for reconfiguring human relationships with nature and the living world. If you are curious about how we can radically reframe our responses to the environmental crisis through education and beyond, this book is for you. Professor Iveta Silova, Associate Dean of Global Engagement at Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, Arizona State University.Rooney and Blaise invite us into a lively world of child-weather encounters and offer an important new paradigm for environmental education. This book shows us how learning with children with weather can embrace humility, surprise, and delight, without turning away from troubling uncertainties of a climate changing world. Associate Professor Astrida NeimanisCanada Research Chair in Feminist Environmental Humanities, UBC Okanagan Pause, attend, attune, notice – these are the invitations that this extraordinary book offers to readers. Meticulous tracings are presented of weather learning through modalities of doing, walking, writing, making and becoming. Environmental education opens to complexity, vulnerability, and responsibility as we humans come to understand that we are inherently entangled in volatile ecologies and constantly shifting relations with and in the world. This book shows how this urgent work must start in early childhood education. Children’s intimate encounters with weather extend from everyday moments in open spaces and playgrounds to deep time, Indigenous time, colonial time and the ever-present press in these times of human-induced climate change. The authors introduce practices for how we might envisage and work towards new weather worlds and make a significant and fresh contribution to posthuman educational research. Professor Suzanne Gannon, University of Western SydneyIn rethinking climate change as something "already part of children’s lives", this beautiful book offers an alternative mode for engaging with precarious futures and troubled presents. Whilst grappling with big questions, the authors ground us in small moments and micro sensations of how children and adults experience time, place and climate; as dust in nostrils or rain chilling the surface of the skin, for example. It gently guides us away from the certainty and solutions we are often told are required, inviting us instead to reimagine how we might respond to, learn with or listen to a changing climate. This is a poignant yet hopeful book, where hope is offered outside of a framing of mastery or certainty, through a commitment to ongoing-ness and the understanding that "many worlds are possible."Dr Abigail Hackett, Reader, Manchester Metropolitan University.As I read outdoors, the wind strokes my cheek along with the sound of bumblebees buzzing in the sunshine. This book makes you pay attention and participate with weather worlds and contributes to an understanding of how we are inter-connected with other worlds, humans and non-humans. By bringing the weather to the fore, the book invites us to consider planetary well-being and care. In an inquiring and inspiring way, the authors offer an alternative way of thinking, learning, and practicing with all encounters in the field of early childhood and environmental learning. This is a book we cannot do without. Associate Professor Anne Myrstad, UIT - The Arctic University of NorwayThis transformative book brings climate home via everyday weather, cultivating wisdom for new action-relations. Rooney and Blaise elegantly dissolve borders around ‘the environment’, learning and showing relations already in place, which children already know. Rather than seeing ‘the environment’ as a distinct, separate entity, intentionally renewing weather awareness reveals our place within a living, breathing, participative community of more-than-human beings.Associate Professor Sandra Wooltorton, Nulungu Research Institute, University of Notre Dame. Table of ContentsPart 1: A Weather Learning Project. 1. Introduction. 2. Young children and environmental education. Part 2: Methods - Thinking, moving and writing with weather. 3. Thinking with weather. 4. Walking with weather. 5. Writing small weather stories. Part 3: Relations - Weathering with more-than-human worlds. 6. Bodies, atmospheres and affects. 7. Multi-species weather encounters. 8. Earth and deep weather times. Part 4: Responses – Learning and speculating in a climate change era. 9. Weather learning. 10. Conclusion: An invitation to weather together.

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Book SynopsisThis book examines how educators internationally can better understand the role of education as a public good designed to nurture peace, tolerance, sustainable livelihoods and human fulfilment.Bringing together empirical and theoretical perspectives, this insightful text develops new understandings of education for sustainable development and global citizenship (ESD/GC) and illustrates how these might impact on educational research, policy and practice. The text recognizes the ESD/GC as pivotal to the universal ambitions of UNESCOâs Sustainable Development Goals, and focuses on the role of teachers and teacher educators in delivering the appropriate educational response to promote equity and sustainability. Chapters explore factors including curriculum design, values and assessment in teacher education, and consider how each and every learner can be guaranteed an understanding of their role in promoting a just and sustainable global society.This book will be of great interest to academics, researchers, school leaders, practitioners, policy makers and students in the fields of education, teacher education and sustainability. Table of ContentsSeries Editor ForewordCARLOS ALBERTO TORRESForewordCHARLES A. HOPKINSIntroduction: Reconnecting research, policy and practice in education for sustainable development and global citizenship PHILIP BAMBERPART 1 VALUESChapter 1: In Search of Core ValuesSTEPHEN SCOFFHAMChapter 2: How do Teachers Engage with School Values and Ethos?ALISON CLARKChapter 3: Learning to Unlearn: Moving Educators from a Charity Mentality towards a Social Justice MentalityJEN SIMPSONChapter 4: Understanding Hospitality and Invitation as Dimensions of Decolonising Pedagogies when Working InterculturallyFATIMA PIRBHAI-ILLICH AND FRAN MARTINChapter 5: Restorative Practice: Modelling Key Skills of Peace and Global CitizenshipROSALIND DUKEChapter 6: Into the Vortex: Exploring Curriculum Making Possibilities that Challenge Children’s Responses to Extreme Climate EventsHELEN CLARKE AND SHARON WITTPART 2: CURRICULUMChapter 7: Moving Teachers’ Experience from the Edge to the CentreNEDA FORGHANI-ARANIChapter 8: Bridging 4.7 with Secondary Teachers: Engaging Critical Scholarship in Education for Sustainable Development and Global CitizenshipKAREN PASHBY AND LOUISE SUNDChapter 9: Bat Conservation in the Foundation Stage: An Early Start to Education for SustainabilityZOI NIKIFORIDOU, ZOE LAVIN-MILES AND PAULETTE LUFFChapter 10: Advocating for Democratic, Participatory Approaches to Learning and Research for Sustainability in Early ChildhoodMALLIKA KANYAL, PAULETTE LUFF AND OPEYEMI OSADIYAChapter 11: Seeking to Unsettle Student Teachers’ Notions of Curriculum: Making Sense of Imaginative Encounters in the Natural WorldHELEN CLARKE AND SHARON WITTChapter 12: Reconceptualising Citizenship Education towards the Global, the Political, and the Critical: Challenges and Perspectives in a Province in Northern ItalySARA FRANCHPART 3 ASSESSMENTChapter 13: ‘Zero is where the Real Fun Starts’ - Evaluation for Value(s) Co-ProductionKATIE CARR AND LEANDER BINDEWALDChapter 14: Rating Education for Sustainable Development in the Early Years: a Necessity or a Challenge?ZOI NIKIFORIDOU, ZOE LAVIN-MILES AND PAULETTE LUFFChapter 15: Results, Results, Results: Seeking Spaces for Learning in a European Global Learning and STEM ProjectANGELA DALY AND JULIE BROWNChapter 16: Evaluating an International Approach within Teacher Education to the Refugee CrisisCHRIS KEELAN, JACQUELINE NEVE AND DAVID VERNONChapter 17: Measuring Teachers’ Impact on Young Peoples’ Attitudes and Actions as Global CitizensBARBARA LOWE AND LIZ ALLUMConclusion: Empathy, Adaptability, Moderation and SharingVICTORIA W. THORESEN

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Book SynopsisThis book lays out the principles and practices of transformative sustainability education using a relational way of thinking and being.Elizabeth A. Lange advocates for a new approach to environmental and sustainability education, that of rethinking the Western way of knowing and being and engendering a frank discussion about the societal elements that are generating climate, environmental, economic, and social issues. Highlighting the importance of Indigenous and life-giving cultures, the book covers educational theory, transformation stories of adult learners, social and economic critique, and visions of changemakers. Each chapter also has a strong pedagogical element, with entry points for learners and embodied practices and examples of taking action at micro/meso/macro levels woven throughout. Overall, this book enacts a relational approach to transformative sustainability education that draws from post humanist theory, process thought, relational ontology, decolonizationTable of Contents1 Seeding Life-Giving Cultures 2 How Did We Get Here? 3 Waves of Environmentalism, Development, and Backlash 4 Environmental Education 5 Sustainability Education 6 Transformative Sustainability Education 7 The Modern Story of Education 8 Our Great Work: Reimagining Education and our Future

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Book SynopsisPraise for NONPROFIT SUSTAINABILITY This is much more than a financial how-to book. It''s a nonprofit''s guide to empowerment. It demystifies mission impact and financial viability using The Matrix Map to provide strategic options for any organization. A must-read for every nonprofit CEO, CFO, and board member. Julia A. McClendon, chief executive officer, YWCA Elgin, Illinois This book should stay within easy reaching distance and end up completely dog-eared because it walks the reader through a practical but sometimes revelatory process of choosing the right mix of programs for mission impact and financial sustainability. Its use is a practice in which every nonprofit should engage its board once a year. Ruth McCambridge, editor in chief, The Nonprofit Quarterly Up until a few years ago, funding and managing a nonprofit was a bit like undertaking an ocean voyage. Now, it''s akin to windsurfingyou must be nimble, prepared to maxTable of ContentsTables, Figures, and Exhibits. The Authors. Part One Introduction to Key Concepts. 1 Who Will Find This Book Useful, and How? 2 Two Aspects of Sustainability. Part Two Mapping Your Business Model: The Matrix Map. 3 Identifying Core Activities: Business Lines. 4 Determining Profi tability. 5 Determining Relative Impact. 6 Mapping the Matrix. Part Three Making Choices to Adjust the Business Model. 7 The Strategic Imperatives. 8 Toward the New Business Model. 9 The Morphing Map. Part Four The Business Logic of Nonprofit Income Types. 10 A Look at the Business Logic of Types of Donations. 11 Earned-Income Business Lines. Part Five Ongoing Decision Making and Leadership. 12 The Matrix Map and Strategic Planning. 13 Decision Making and Leadership. Concluding Words. Additional Resources. Acknowledgments. Index.

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Book SynopsisMaking, maintaining and mending our own homes is part of what makes us human. It is a skill that was alive and well until just two or three generations ago. Harrison Gardner is a man on a mission to help us rediscover the lost art of building our own while leaving a more harmonious mark on the environment.Build Your Own explores the principles of construction and outlines a multitude of practices and methods that enable you to build a home with the materials available to you. Practical techniques, such as plastering, moving earth, basic demolition, installing insulation, building internal walls and attaching cladding, are demystified and made easy.Whether you plan to build your own structure, are curious about the idea or are dealing with construction workers, Build Your Own is an essential tool that shows that anyone can learn to build and perhaps everyone should.A revolutionary book within it is the knowledge to empower you to shape and craft your own living space.' Manchán Magan

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Book SynopsisA collection of essays on sustainable solutions to the current global crisis, from Schumacher College.Trade Review'I loved reading this book, and it is one that I will certainly be returning to further … This book is absolutely jam packed with ideas and solutions, covering education, the environment, systems thinking and complexity, design, visioning and story-telling, transition and Transition Towns, agriculture, economics, business organisation, and deep ecology.'-- Simon Robinson, The Transition of Consciousness blog'In many ways, this volume is a companion to the SMN's New Renaissance and serves as an excellent introduction to the ecological worldview and its implications.'-- David Lorimer, Scientific Medical Network Review'Grow Small, Think Beautiful is a poignant read which leaves one with a lingering sense of hope … we are gently guided to share [the authors'] sense of awe at the omnipresent natural harmony evident at the heart of the world's eco-systems … The culmulative effect of this collection of heartfelt essays is that the reader is motivated actively to involve himself as part of the solution, not only mentally and physically but ultimately spiritually.'-- Temenos Academy Review

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Book SynopsisThrough the lens of sensory affect, this book offers a new way of thinking about day-to-day teaching and student engagement within learning spaces in design education.The book examines the definitions, concepts, ideas, and overlaps of a repertoire of learning spaces prevalent in higher education and addresses the pedagogical gap that exists between broader learning structures and spaces, and the requirements of specialist design education. Recognising that mainstream teaching environments impact upon design studio learning and student engagement, the book positions creative learning spaces at the heart of practice-based learning. It defines the underlying pedagogical philosophy of a creative learning space in design education and reports on how practical strategies incorporating sensory affect may be implemented by educators to foster better student engagement in these spaces within higher education.Bringing much-needed attention to specialist design teaching and learnTable of Contents1. Which way forward? Design education today 2. What is sensory affect? 3. Sensory affect in design and design education 4. All-surface use in design-based learning spaces 5. Environmental empowerment in design education 6. Flexibility and capacities to adjust experiential learning, learning spaces and design education

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Book SynopsisArtificial Intelligence has a real impact on our lives and on our environment, and the Sustainable Development Goals enable us to evaluate these impacts in a systematic manner. AI for the Sustainable Development Goals shows how AI potentially affects all SDGs. Positively, but also negatively.Trade Review"Artificial Intelligence is continuously presented as the technology that will help solve some of the most complex problems of contemporary society, including the fight against climate change and global warming. However, reducing modern problems to mere engineering solutions is not straightforward and may have adverse consequences too. In this book, Sætra shows in an elegant and simple way how AI can indeed be a potential solution to some of the most pressing issues humanity is facing today. Yet, it also alerts about the dangers AI may entail without appropriate oversight and highlights the role and responsibilities of those wielding influence over such great powers. An excellent read and a stepping stone towards having AI serving the Sustainable Development Goals." -- Dr. Eduard Fosch-Villaronga, Assistant Professor, eLaw Center for Law and Digital Technologies, Leiden University.Table of ContentsAuthor. 1 Introduction. 2 AI and the SDGs in Context. 3 The Challenge of Evaluating AI Impact. 4 Sustainable Economic Development. 5 Sustainable Social Development. 6 Sustainable Environmental Development. 7 Assessing the Overall Impact of AI. 8 Conclusion. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis novel text brings together research and practice on the intersection between arts and nature and their impact on children and young peopleâs wellbeing, health equality and sustainability.Existing literature focuses on either the impact of the arts or the impact of being in/with nature on childrenâs and young peopleâs wellbeing. However, the intersection between the two â arts and nature â and their combined effect on wellbeing has received limited attention. Through five research-based and seven practice-based chapters, this book draws upon arts-in-nature practices that incorporate visual arts, music, movement, drama and poetry, in a range of natural environments, such as forests, beaches, greenhouses, parks, community areas and school playgrounds.Arts in Nature with Children and Young People will appeal to anyone working with children and young people, including mental health and healthcare professionals, teachers, researchers, artists, and a

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Book SynopsisThe book seeks to explore ways in which education research, policy and practice ought to be re-thought and re-enacted under present bio-political predicaments. It brings together scholars working in the intersections of education for sustainable development, philosophy of education and curriculum theory who contribute original and radical analyses of education in an increasingly unpredictable and unintelligible world.According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), humanity is closer to irreversible tipping points that, once reached will lead to accelerating transformations that will drastically change life on earth during the coming decades. Responses from education studies to these precarious social-ecological conditions range from pointing out necessary ways forward for education grounded in human accountability, responsibility, justice, ethics, and care; to dark ecology-oriented interventions unnerving the very premises that education relies on. When eduTable of ContentsIntroduction: Education for sustainable development in the ‘Capitalocene’ 1. Strange loops, oedipal logic, and an apophatic ecology: Reimagining critique in environmental education 2. The Holocene Simulacrum 3. Education after the end of the world. How can education be viewed as a hyperobject? 4. Catastrophe or apocalypse? The anthropocenologist as pedagogue 5. From “education for sustainable development” to “education for the end of the world as we know it” 6. Spiritual education for a post-capitalist society 7. Ilyenkov’s ideal: Can we bank on it? 8. Education, sustainable or otherwise, as simulacra: A symphony of Baudrillard

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Book SynopsisThis book demonstrates how humans can become sensitized to, and intervene in, environmental degradation by writing, reading, analyzing, and teaching poetry. It offers both theoretical and practice-based essays, providing a diversity of approaches and voices that will be useful in the classroom and beyond.The chapters in this edited collection explore how poetry can make readers climate-ready and climate-responsive through creativity, empathy, and empowerment. The book encompasses work from or about Oceania, Africa, Europe, North America, Asia, and Antarctica, integrating poetry into discussions of specific local and global issues, including the value of Indigenous responses to climate change; the dynamics of climate migration; the shifting boundaries between the human and more-than-human world; the ecopoetics of the prison-industrial complex; and the ongoing environmental effects of colonialism, racism, and sexism. With numerous examples of how poetry reading, teaching, and lTable of ContentsPart I: Perspectives on Indigenous Poetries 1. Embodiment and Solace: The Entanglement of Culture with Nature in Contemporary Aotearoa New Zealand Ecopoetry 2. From Burning Beds to Rising Seas: Environmental Issues in the Song Lyrics of Midnight Oil 3. From Standing Rock to Flint, Michigan: How Indigenous Poets Contextualise the Fight for Clean Water Part II: Perspectives on the More-than-Human 4. Last Migrations: The Poetry of Migratory Birds 5. Animal Politics and Ecological Haiku 6. Greeting a Ginkgo: How Anthropomorphism in Poetry Can Inspire Eco-Empathy 7. Of Jellyfish, Lichen, and Other More-Than-Human Matter: Ecopoethical Writing Research as Transformative Politics 8. Using Poetry to Learn from the Animals We Brought to Antarctica Part III: Critical and Theoretical Perspectives 9. Imaging the Real in Times of Crisis: Empowerment and Ecosophy in Shaun Tan’s Tales from The Inner City 10. Vegetal Relationality: Three Australian [Eco]poets 11. Carceral Climates: Poetry, Ecology, and the U.S. Prison System 12. Black Ecologies, the “Weather,” and “Renegade” Poetic Sensorium 13. “Everything depends on us:” The Ecofeminist Vision in Naomi Shihab Nye’s Honeybee Part IV: Global Juxtapositions 14. Mitigating Ecological Threats: Amplifying Environmental Activism in Gabeba Baderoon’s Poetry 15. Capitalism and Environmental Activism in Selected Nigerian Poetry 16. Bugtong, or the Philippine Riddle as an Ecopoem 17. Poetry and Ecological Awareness: Inspiration from Pierluigi Cappello’s Poetry Conclusion: From Poetry to the World

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Book SynopsisThis book addresses the gap in the existing literature on the governance of transdisciplinary research partnerships in transformational sustainability research by exploring the governance of knowledge co-production in coupled socio-ecological system dynamics.Multiple social and ecological crises raise new cross-sectoral research questions that call for an evolution in contemporary science in the direction of society-wide knowledge co-production on sustainability transformations of interdependent social and ecological systems. This book proposes a new approach to this based on enabling capacities for collaboration among scientific researchers and societal actors with diverse values, perspectives, and research interests. By drawing upon the thriving literature on the conditions for community and multistakeholder-driven collective action, the analysis sheds new light on the governance arrangements for organizing so-called transdisciplinary research partnerships for sustainabilitTable of Contents1. Transdisciplinary research partnerships for environmental justice and citizenship within planetary boundaries 2. Overcoming collective action failures in knowledge co-production practices 3. Generating actionable knowledge outputs through collaborative research co-design 4. Social learning among actors with incommensurable value perspectives on sustainability transformations 5. Developing integrated boundary-crossing organizational networks 6. Implementing knowledge co-production on sustainability transformations in academia and beyond

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Book SynopsisIntelligent Green Technologies for Sustainable Smart Cities Presenting the concepts and fundamentals of smart cities and developing green technologies, this volume, written and edited by a global team of experts, also goes into the practical applications that can be utilized across multiple disciplines and industries, for both the engineer and the student. Smart cities and green technologies are quickly becoming two of the most important areas of development facing today's engineers, scientists, students, and other professionals. Written by a team of experts in these fields, this outstanding new volume tackles the problem of detailing advances in smart city development, green technologies, and where the two areas intersect to create innovation and revolutionary solutions. This group of hand-selected and vetted papers deals with the fundamental concepts of adapting artificial intelligence, machine learning techniques with green technologies, and many other advances in concepts related Table of ContentsPreface xv List of Contributors xvii 1 An Overview of the Intelligent Green Technologies for Sustainable Smart Cities 1Tanya Srivastava, Sahil Virk and Souvik Ganguli 1.1 Introduction 2 1.2 Case Study 1: Oslo—A Smart City 5 1.3 Case Study 2: Chandigarh—A Smart City 5 1.4 Features of the Smart Cities 6 1.5 Well-Planned Public Spaces and Streets 6 1.5.1 Waste Management 6 1.5.2 Energy Management 7 1.5.3 Good Connectivity 7 1.5.4 Urban Residence 8 1.5.5 Smart Grids 8 1.5.6 Smart Governance 8 1.6 Intelligent Green Technologies 9 1.7 Global and National Acceptance Scenarios 13 1.8 Conclusions 15 References 15 2 Artificial Intelligence for Green Energy Technology 19Shanthi Jayaraj and Meena Chinniah 2.1 Introduction 19 2.2 Solar Energy and AI 20 2.3 AI Transforms Renewable Energy 23 2.4 IBM Solution Using AI 24 2.5 Hydrogen Vehicles 24 2.6 Wind Energy and AI 25 2.7 Renewable Energy Industry in India 29 2.8 Conclusion 30 References 30 Website Reference 31 Abbreviations 31 3 Effective Waste Management System for Smart Cities 33G. Boopathi Raja 3.1 Introduction 34 3.2 Literature Survey 36 3.3 Waste Management in India 37 3.4 Existing Methodology 40 3.4.1 IoT-Based Smart Waste Bin Monitoring and Municipal Solid Waste Management System 40 3.4.2 IoT Enabled Solid Waste Management System 41 3.4.3 Smart Garbage Management System 41 3.5 Proposed Framework 42 3.5.1 System Description 42 3.6 Functionality of the Proposed System 44 3.6.1 Sensing Module 44 3.6.2 Storage Module 46 3.6.3 User Module 47 3.7 Workflow of the Proposed Framework 48 3.8 Conclusion and Future Scope 49 References 50 4 Municipal Solid Waste Energy: An Option for Green Technology for Smart Cities 53Soumitra Mukhopadhyay 4.1 Unavoidable Impacts of Nonrenewable Energy 53 4.2 Municipal Solid Waste Energy as Clean Energy for Smart Cities 55 4.2.1 Renewable Energy Options 55 4.2.2 Municipal Solid Waste as Renewable Energy Option for Smart Cities 56 4.2.3 Why Is MSW Energy Renewable? 58 4.2.4 Various Waste to Energy Technologies 58 4.3 Waste to Energy Technologies (WTE-T) 59 4.3.1 Incineration 59 4.3.2 Pyrolysis 61 4.3.3 Gasification 63 4.3.4 Anaerobic Digestion 65 4.3.5 Landfill with Gas Capture 66 4.3.6 Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) 68 4.4 Integrated Solid Waste Management Systems (ISWM-S) for Smart Cities 69 4.5 Conclusion 70 References 70 5 E-Waste Management and Recycling Issues: An Overview 73Simran Srivastava, Sahil Virk, Saumyadip Hazra and Souvik Ganguli 5.1 Introduction 73 5.2 Global Status of E-Waste Management 75 5.3 Industrial Practices in E-Waste Management 77 5.4 Recycling of E-Waste 79 5.5 E-Waste Management Benchmarking 81 5.6 Future of E-Waste Management 82 5.7 Conclusions 83 References 84 6 Energy Audit and Management for Green Energy 89Arjyadhara Pradhan and Babita Panda 6.1 Introduction 89 6.2 Types of Renewable Energy 91 6.2.1 Solar Energy 91 6.2.2 Wind Energy 91 6.2.3 Biomass 92 6.2.4 Geothermal Energy 92 6.2.5 Ocean Energy 93 6.3 Energy Management 93 6.3.1 Types of Energy Management 94 6.3.1.1 Demand Side Management 94 6.3.1.2 Implementation of DSM 95 6.3.1.3 Supply Side Management 96 6.3.2 Ways to Improve Energy Management 97 6.4 Energy Audit 97 6.4.1 Types of Energy Audit 98 6.4.2 Preliminary Energy Audit 98 6.4.3 Detailed Energy Audit 98 6.4.4 Data Analysis 100 6.4.5 Detailed Steps in Energy Audit 100 6.5 Energy Audit in Solar Plant 101 6.5.1 Technical Inspection Steps of Solar Power Plant 103 6.6 Energy Conservation 104 6.6.1 Energy Conservation Methods 104 6.6.2 Case Study 105 6.7 Conclusion 108 References 108 7 A Smart Energy-Efficient Support System for PV Power Plants 111Salwa Ammach and Saeed Mian Qaisar 7.1 Introduction 112 7.2 Literature Review 118 7.2.1 Solar Tracking System 119 7.2.2 Solar Cleaning Mechanisms 120 7.2.3 Hotspots Detection 123 7.3 Proposed Solution 131 7.3.1 Solar Tracking 131 7.3.2 Cleaning System 136 7.3.3 Hotspots 136 7.3.4 Modeling and Simulation 136 7.3.5 Limitations 137 7.3.6 Hypothesis 137 7.4 Conclusion 138 References 138 8 A New Hybrid Proposition Based on a Cuckoo Search Algorithm for Parameter Estimation of Solar Cells 143Souvik Ganguli, Shilpy Goyal and Parag Nijhawan 8.1 Introduction 144 8.2 Modelling of an Amended Double Diode Model (ADDM) and the Objective Function 145 8.3 Proposed Work 149 8.4 Results and Discussions 149 8.5 Conclusions 161 References 162 9 Supervisory Digital Feedback Control System for An Effective PV Management and Battery Integration 165Amal E. Abdel Gawad, Nehal A. Alyamani and Saeed Mian Qaisar 9.1 Introduction 166 9.2 Literature Review 173 9.2.1 GHI in the Middle East 173 9.2.2 Types of PV Systems 173 9.2.3 Solar Tracking Systems 176 9.2.4 Charger Controller 179 9.2.5 Series Regulator 179 9.2.6 Shunt Regulator 180 9.2.7 Pulse Width Modulation 180 9.2.8 Maximum Power Point Tracker Charger Controller 181 9.2.9 Reducing the Charging Time 182 9.2.10 Dust Remover 183 9.3 Proposed Solution 185 9.3.1 Single Axis Solar Tracking System 186 9.3.2 Supervisory Digital Feedback Solar Tracker Control System 186 9.3.3 Database-Based Digital Solar Tracker Control System 187 9.3.4 Soiling Treatment Module 187 9.3.5 PV-to-Battery Switching Module 187 9.4 Discussion 189 9.5 Conclusion 191 References 191 10 Performance Analysis of Tunnel Field Effect Transistor for Low-Power Applications 195Deepak Kumar, Shiromani Balmukund Rahi and Neha Paras 10.1 Introduction 196 10.1.1 Limitation of Conventional MOSFET 199 10.1.2 Subthreshold Slope Devices 199 10.2 TFET Structure and Simulation Setup 201 10.3 TFET Working Principle 203 10.3.1 Transport Mechanism in TFET 205 10.3.1.1 Band to Band (BTB) Tunneling Transmission 205 10.3.1.2 Kane’s Model 208 10.4 Subthreshold Swing (SS) in Tunnel FETs 209 10.5 Performance of Hetrojunction Tunnel FET 214 10.5.1 Transfer Characteristics Analysis of TFET Devices 214 10.5.2 Frequency Analysis of TFET Devices 219 10.6 Conclusion 221 References 222 11 Low-Power Integrated Circuit Smart Device Design 227Shasanka Sekhar Rout, Salony Mahapatro, Gaurav Jayaswal and Manish Hooda 11.1 Introduction 228 11.2 Need of Low Power 229 11.3 Design Techniques of Low Power 230 11.3.1 Power Optimization by IC System 230 11.3.2 Power Optimization by Algorithm Section 231 11.3.3 Power Optimization by Architecture Design 231 11.3.4 Power Optimization by Circuit Level 231 11.3.5 Power Optimization by Process Technology 231 11.4 VLSI Circuit Design for Low Power 232 11.4.1 Power Dissipation of CMOS Inverter 232 11.4.1.1 Static Power 232 11.4.1.2 Dynamic Power 233 11.4.1.3 Short Circuit Power Dissipation 233 11.4.1.4 Other Power Issue 233 11.4.2 Capacitance Estimation of CMOS Logic Gate 234 11.5 Circuit Techniques for Low Power 234 11.5.1 Static Power Technique 234 11.5.1.1 Self-Reverse Biasing 234 11.5.1.2 Multithreshold Voltage Technique 235 11.5.2 Dynamic Power Technique 235 11.6 Random Access Memory (RAM) Circuits for Low Power 236 11.6.1 Low-Power Techniques for SRAM 236 11.6.2 Low-Power Techniques for DRAM 237 11.7 VLSI Design Methodologies for Low Power 237 11.7.1 Low-Power Physical Design 237 11.7.2 Low-Power Gate Level Design 237 11.7.2.1 Technology Mapping and Logic Minimization 238 11.7.2.2 Reduction of Spurious Transitions 238 11.7.2.3 Power Reduction by Precomputation 238 11.7.3 Low-Power Architecture Level Design 238 11.8 Power Reduction by Algorithmic Level 239 11.8.1 Lowering in Switched Capacitance 239 11.8.2 Lowering in Switching Activities 239 11.9 Power Estimation Technique 239 11.9.1 Circuit Level Tool 239 11.9.2 Gate Level 240 11.9.3 Architectural Level 240 11.9.4 Behavioral Level 240 11.10 Low-Power Flood Sensor Design 240 11.11 Low-Power VCO Design 241 11.12 Low-Power Gilbert Mixer Design 241 11.13 Conclusion 243 References 243 12 GaN Technology Analysis as a Greater Mobile Semiconductor: An Overview 247Biyyapu Sai Vamsi, Tarun Chaudhary, Deepti Kakkar, Amit Tiwari and Manish Sharma 12.1 Introduction 248 12.2 Research and Collected Data 250 12.3 Studies Reviewed and Findings 255 12.4 Conclusion 266 References 266 13 Multilevel Distributed Energy Efficient Clustering Protocol for Relay Node Selection in Three-Tiered Architecture 269Deepti Kakkar, Gurjot Kaur and Aradhana Tirkey 13.1 Introduction 270 13.1.1 Overview 270 13.1.2 Routing Challenges and Design Issues 271 13.1.3 Heterogeneous Wireless Sensor Networks (HWSNs) 272 13.1.3.1 Clustering in WSN 273 13.1.4 Relay Node Selection Scheme 274 13.1.5 Genetic Algorithm 275 13.1.6 Problem Definition and Motivation 275 13.1.7 Proposed Work 276 13.2 Implementation of Proposed Relay Node Selection Based on GA 276 13.2.1 Network Model 276 13.2.2 Heterogenous Network Model 277 13.2.3 Radio Energy Dissipation Model 279 13.2.4 GA-Based Relay Node Selection 279 13.2.5 Steady State Phase or Data Communication Phase 282 13.3 Results of Simulation For Energy Consumption, Lifetime and Throughput of Network 282 13.3.1 Simulation Setup 282 13.3.2 Comparison of Residual Energy Consumption 284 13.3.3 Comparison of Lifetime of Network 284 13.3.4 Comparison of Throughput at BS 286 13.4 Conclusion and Future Scope 287 References 288 14 Privacy and Security of Smart Systems 291K. Suresh Kumar, D. Prabakaran, R. Senthil Kumaran and I. Yamuna 14.1 Smart Systems—An Overview 291 14.2 Security and Privacy Challenges in Smart Systems 292 14.2.1 Botnet Activities in Smart Systems 294 14.2.2 Threats of Nonhuman-Operated Cars 294 14.2.3 Privacy Issues of Virtual Reality 294 14.3 Case Studies—Security Breaches in Smart Systems 294 14.3.1 Breaching Smart Surveillance Cameras 295 14.3.2 Hacking Smart Televisions 295 14.3.3 Hacked Smart Bulbs 295 14.3.4 Vulnerable Smart Homes 296 14.3.5 Identity Stealing using Smart Coffee Machines 296 14.4 Existing Security and Privacy Protection Technologies 296 14.4.1 Cryptography 297 14.4.2 Biometric 299 14.4.3 Block Chain Technology 301 14.5 Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and Artificial Intelligence 301 14.5.1 Machine Learning in Smart Systems 301 14.5.2 Genetic Algorithm 302 14.5.3 Deep Learning in Smart Systems 303 14.5.4 Artificial Intelligence in Smart Systems 303 14.6 Security Requirement for Smart Systems 303 14.6.1 Thwarting of Data Leakage and Falsifications 304 14.6.2 Identification and Prevention of Device Tampering 304 14.6.3 Light Weight Encryption Algorithm for Authentication 304 14.6.4 Access Restrictions to Users 305 14.6.5 Incident Response for Entire Systems 305 14.7 Instruction to Build Strong Privacy Policy 305 14.7.1 Privacy Policy 305 14.7.2 Definition 306 14.7.3 Key Reasons Why There Is a Need for Privacy Policy 306 14.8 Role of Internet in Smart Systems 306 14.8.1 Home Automation 307 14.8.2 Agriculture 307 14.8.3 Industry 308 14.8.4 Health & Lifestyle 309 14.9 Frameworks, Algorithms, and Protocols for Security Enhancements 310 14.9.1 Framework for the Internet of Things by Cryptography 311 14.9.2 Protocols for Security Enhancements 312 14.10 Design Principles of Privacy Enhancing Methodologies 312 14.11 Conclusion 313 References 314 15 Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain Technologies for Smart City 317Jagendra Singh, Mohammad Sajid, Suneet Kumar Gupta and Raza Abbas Haidri 15.1 Introduction 318 15.2 Standard for Designing Smart City and Society 322 15.2.1 Scalability 322 15.2.2 Intelligent Health Care 322 15.2.3 Flexible and Interoperable 322 15.2.4 Safeguard Infrastructure 322 15.2.5 Robust Environment 323 15.2.6 Distribution and Sources of Energy 323 15.2.7 Intelligent Infrastructure 323 15.2.8 Choice-Based Backing System 323 15.2.9 Monitoring of Behavior 323 15.3 Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence 323 15.4 Contributions and Literature Study 324 15.5 Conclusion 328 References 329 16 Android Application for School Bus Tracking System 331S. Sriram 16.1 Introduction 331 16.2 Application Methods for Access 332 16.2.1 Driver Portal Screen 333 16.2.2 Parent Portal Screen 334 16.2.3 Teachers Portal Screen 334 16.3 GPS Data Processing Methodology 335 16.4 GPS Working Process 336 16.5 System Implementation 336 16.6 Result and Discussion 336 16.6.1 Reasons to Utilize Android Application for School Bus Tracking System 337 16.6.1.1 Perfect Child Security 337 16.6.1.2 Elaborate Operational Efficiency 337 16.6.1.3 Valid Timely Maintenance 338 16.6.1.4 Automating Attendance Management 338 16.6.1.5 Better Staff Management 338 16.6.1.6 Addressing Environmental Concerns 338 16.7 Conclusion 338 References 339About the Editors 341 Index 343

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Book SynopsisHumanities for the Environment, or HfE, is an ambitious project that from 2013-2015 was funded by a generous grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The project networked universities and researchers internationally through a system of Observatories. This book collects the work of contributors networked through the North American, Asia-Pacific, and Australia-Pacific Observatories. Humanities for the Environment showcases how humanists are working to integrate knowledges from diverse cultures and ontologies and pilot new constellations of practice that are moving beyond traditional contemplative or reflective outcomes (the book, the essay) towards solutions to the greatest social and environmental challenges of our time. With the still controversial concept of the Anthropocene as a starting point for a widening conversation, contributors range across geographies, ecosystems, climates and weather regimes; moving from icy, melting Arctic landscapes to thTrade ReviewHumanities for the Environment presents the work of researchers, drawn from the global HfE Observatories network, challenging the parameters of research in the traditional humanities with a view to developing more engaged, more effectively communicative modes of scholarship in response to the overwhelming environmental tumult and tragedies of our time. These are thinkers – some Indigenous, many involved in Indigenous collaborations - working at the limits of imagination and passion in an effort to bring modern civilization back from its blind brink to some semblance of ecological maturity, morality and sanity.Freya Matthews, Latrobe University, AUHumanities for the Environment (HfE): Integrating Knowledge, Forging New Constellations of Practice is a vital, necessary, project-building collection enacting the transdisciplinary relevance of the humanities to environmental knowledge and ecological crisis. It is humanist in the deepest planetary and historicist ways, burrowing into multi-sited tactics, indigenous resources, worlding literatures, and networked practices that command imagination and solicit action under the horizon of the Anthropocene as a time when ‘science’ as such needs to come to terms with dangers, risks, hopes, and damages of being human. Rob Wilson, University of California at Santa Cruz, USADrawing upon indigenous cosmologies, environmental pedagogy and grassroots activism, Humanities for the Environment, admirably decolonizes the fraught term, Anthropocene, and compassionately advocates with engaging and critical yet deeply felt narratives for ‘new constellations’, or gatherings of lifeways, practices, and disciplines. The aim is to put 'this world back together' for all living beings. We would do well to heed this clarion chorus.Subhankar Banerjee, Lannan Chair and Professor of Art & Ecology, University of New Mexico, USATable of Contents1. Introduction: "Integrating Knowledge, Forging New Constellations of Practice in the Environmental Humanities" Section I: Integrating Knowledge, Extending the Conversation2. "Backbone: Holding Up Our Future" 3. "Country and the Gift"4. "Introduction: Backbone and Country" Section II: Backbone 5. "Twilight Islands and Environmental Crises: Re-writing a History of the Caribbean and Pacific Regions through the Islands Existing in their Shadows" 6. "Seaweed, Soul-ar Panels and Other Entanglements" 7. "Is it Colonial Déjà Vu? Indigenous Peoples and Climate Injustice" 8. "Gathering the Desert in an Urban Lab: Designing the Citizen Humanities" 9. "Environmental Rephotography: Visually Mapping Time, Change and Experience" 10. "Integral Ecology in the Pope’s Environmental Encyclical, Implications for Environmental Humanities" Section III: Country11. "Radiation Ecologies, Resistance, and Survivance on Pacific Islands: Albert Wendt’s Black Rainbow and Syaman Rapongan’s Drifting Dreams and the Ocean" 12. "Walking Together into Knowledge: Aboriginal/European Collaborative Environmental Encounters in Australia’s North-East, 1847-1850" 13. "‘The Lifting of the Sky’: Outside the Anthropocene" 14. "Literature, Ethics, and Bushfire in the Anthropocene" 15. "Placing the Nation: Curating Landmarks at the National Museum of Australia" 16. "The Oceanic Turn: Submarine Futures of the Anthropocene"

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Book SynopsisEnvironmental sustainability is increasingly important to organisations, whether for regulatory, financial or ethical reasons. Business and Environmental Sustainability looks at the environmental aspect of sustainability for all organisations pursuing competitive advantage. The book provides theoretical foundations from science, economics, policy and strategy, introduces three environmental challenges (climate change, pollution and waste) and looks at how corporate functions can address these.This textbook provides a thorough foundation by introducing readers to the science, reasoning and theory behind environmental sustainability and then delves into how these ideas translate into principles and business models for organisations to use. Next, it covers environmental challenges from climate change, pollution and waste, and then goes on to examine the different corporate functions (from supply chain management to human resources) to illustrate how environmental sustainaTrade Review"Dr. Sigrun Wagner's Business and Environmental Sustainability is a great foundational text to emphasize the importance of environmental sustainability in business studies. The text introduces science, economics, policy, and strategy to help readers understand environmental sustainability. Furthermore, the text presents the integration of environmental sustainability across the functions of a business with a focus on three grand challenges: climate change, pollution, and waste. Importantly, this is one of the first sustainable business texts to introduce strong sustainability which is critical to long-term flourishing for all of us. Dr. Wagner's text will provide a firm grounding in environmental sustainability to guide tomorrow’s business leaders." - Nancy E. Landrum, Ph.D., Professor of Sustainability Management, Loyola University ChicagoTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Introduction: The Past and the present Part I Foundations Introduction to part I 2. Theoretical perspectives from economics and science 3. Principles, philosophies and policies for corporate environmental sustainability 4. Strategies and business models for sustainability Part II Environmental Challenges Introduction to part II 5. Climate Change 6. Pollution 7. Waste Part III Corporate Functions Introduction to part III 8. Supply chain management for sustainability 9. Design, production and operations – greener and (c)leaner 10. Marketing, communication and sustainable consumption 11. Information technology and management systems for the environment 12. Accounting – sustainability reporting, accounting and finance 13. Human resource management for environmental sustainability Part IV: Conclusion Introduction to conclusion 14. Integrative case studies 15. Conclusion: The future

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Book SynopsisIn today's world, we're often overwhelmed by our digital devices, stacks of paper, and constant interruptions. Get Organized! outlines a complete organizational system for the busy school leader. Providing you with simple tools and techniques to bring order and control to your personal and professional life, this book will increase your productivity and decrease your stress. With Get Organized! you can spend your time on what matters mostyour school and your students.Special Features: Includes easy to implement ideas, at little or no costyou can start right away! Each chapter contains practical tips and tools, listing exactly what to do in order to implement the strategy. This entirely updated edition provides digital strategies and tips for thriving in the Information Age. Trade Review"From organizing your tasks to managing your inbox, Get Organized! is filled with practical tips you can implement today. Now that I’ve read the book, I'm more organized, relaxed, and focused because I know how to have everything in place. If you are overwhelmed by all you have to do, this book is for you."--Barbara R. Blackburn, author of 15 books, including Motivating Struggling Learners: 10 Ways to Build Student Success"Is it time to get your life back? In the ten minutes it takes to read (and the one hour it takes to implement) even the first chapter of Get Organized!, you’ll gain a sense of ease and control over your workload. As a former high school teacher, I wish I had been given this book the week before I started my teaching career. Read it today, and regain time—and your life— tomorrow."--Jason W. Womack, Author, Your Best Just Got Better"This book is like having a private consultation with an amazing organization guru. Anyone can get organized, simply by reading Dr. Buck's book, thanks to the easy concise instructions that will quickly change your life for the better!"--Pattie Thomas, Principal of Raymond. L. Young Elementary School, AL"While Get Organized! Time Management for School Leaders is a relatively quick read, it will instantly become your go-to manual as you look to increase your most valuable resource in education: Time."--Michael Janatovich, Middleweb"Buck is an enthusiastic, knowledgeable writer, and I hope that Get Organized! soon becomes required reading in education and administrative classes. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to begin a new career or assignment well organized? Time is of the essence."--Dr. Mary Langer Thompson, MiddlewebTable of ContentsAbout the AuthorDedicationPrefaceChapter 1 Clear Your DeskIs His Day Like Your Day?Are You a School Leader?Time: Friend or Foe?A Simple SolutionCreating a Tickler FileThe Tickler File in ActionOther ExamplesForgetting is a Good ThingThe Paper WorkflowLet’s Tackle the Rest of the DeskLet’s Tackle the Rest of the Office (or Classroom)An "L-Shaped" DeskPrepare Tomorrow TodayMy First-Year Secret WeaponSummary: Your Desk is Clear and So Is Your ThinkingChapter 2 Your Signature ToolWhat is a "Signature Tool"?Why You Should Use a Digital ToolAn Organized Task ListA Task List That Gets DoneThe CalendarA Very Complete Contacts ListA Wealth of Reference MaterialOur Love/Hate Relationship with EmailSummary: You Only Have One Place to LookChapter 3 Handling Repeating TasksSetting Up a Repeating Task SystemWho Can Help? The Art of DelegationExpanding the Repeating Task List Throughout the OrganizationSummary: Do the Thinking One Time and Let the System Handle the RestChapter 4 Managing the Flood of Incoming InformationDocumentationEmailLet’s Begin Getting In to EmptyVoice InputSummary: Surf the Wave Instead of Drowning in the FloodChapter 5 Handling Multiple ProjectsProjects are DifferentProject Execution: The GPS of LifeDefine the GoalBreak the Project into Small StepsPut the Next Steps and the Related Goal on the Task ListKeep Related Information with the ProjectStick With a Project as Long as You CanPut a Bookmark in the ProjectOrganize the Supporting MaterialSummary: Build a Reputation for "Staying on Top of Things"Chapter 6 Where Do I Put It?...It’s PaperFingertip FilesCurrent ProjectsReference FilesOff-Site StorageFile It the Way You Find ItSummary: Paper is Not the Enemy—Lack of a System IsChapter 7 Where Do I Put It?...It’s DigitalThe Computer DesktopDocumentsFingertip FilesCurrent Projects"Cloud" StorageUsing Multiple Cloud ServicesBacking-Up Your FilesSummary: It’s Only of Value if You Can Find It QuicklyChapter 8 Evernote Made EasyA Day in the Life of the Evernote UserThe Case for EvernoteGetting StartedWhat Notebooks Do You Need?Stacks, Notebooks, and TagsReturning to Linda’s Day: Lesson Plans in EvernoteDesigning Your Own SystemDigital Documents versus Digital NotesSummary: Your Notes Just Became More Valuable Chapter 9 Putting it All Together: Mindy’s Math DilemmaThe Goal and the Next StepThe Initial MeetingProject PlanningWhen the Dance is OverTotal Control and Peace of MindChapter 10 Time is My FriendReferences

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Book SynopsisZoonotic diseases pathogens transmitted from animals to people offer particularly challenging problems for global health institutions and actors, given the complex social-ecological dynamics at play. New forms of risk caused by unprecedented global connectivity and rapid social and environmental change demand new approaches. One Health' highlights the need for collaboration across sectors and disciplines to tackle zoonotic diseases. However, there has been little exploration of how social, political and economic contexts influence efforts to do' One Health. This book fills this gap by offering a much needed political economy analysis of zoonosis research and policy. Through ethnographic, qualitative and quantitative data, the book draws together a diverse number of case studies. These include chapters exploring global narratives about One Health operationalization and prevailing institutional bottlenecks; the evolution of research networks over time; and the histories and pTrade Review"The book is a pleasure to read with its detailed and clear case studies, and this is in large part because the co-authors, highly respected in their field, are social scientists who effectively use and describe the research techniques that are often unknown, and sometimes wrongly discounted by those health workers who are working to prevent and control emerging infections… This book is a must read for those who want to learn more about one health in general, and Africa in particular." - David L. Heymann, The Lancet"In principle, One Health champions an ecological agenda that counterbalances a top heavy and well-funded biosecurity agenda driven by fear. One Health is directed toward gaining the trust of populations whose livelihood depends on the health of their animals, creating partnerships, and winning the peace as distinct from preparing for wars against (re)emerging diseases. This book is timely and evocative. The authors move beyond One Health rhetoric and call for a critical and realistic assessment of what One Health can become given the complex world of biopolitics, special interest groups, funding flows, professional hierarchies, power relations and the politics of governance." – Mark Nichter, University of Arizona, USA"This book makes a significant contribution to the One Health movement by showing the added value of the social sciences in advancing closer cooperation between human and animal health in Africa. It nicely shows the need to understand both zoonoses and health as an outcome of complex social-ecological systems, and the importance of political analysis for lasting solutions." – Jakob Zinsstag, Human and Animal Health Research Unit, Swiss TPH, Switzerland"Since humans domesticated themselves and animals in the Neolithic, plagues of people and animals have been a recurring phenomenon. Plagues are tail events: the low probability of a given plague, the high potential impact, and the dread associated with novel disease means plagues cannot be simply dealt with as medical events. This book brings political and social analysis to shed light on current and coming plagues." – Delia Grace, International Livestock Research Institute, Kenya"In this insightful critique, Bardosh and colleagues show how politics, economics, and rhetoric intersect in the "One Health" movement. They argue powerfully that socio-political forces have shaped research and policy on zoonoses, and that acknowledging this reality will inspire more effective, respectful, and lasting solutions in Africa and beyond." – Tony L. Goldberg, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA"In a captivating narrative, Bardosh and others broaden the horizon of One Health by exploring the political economy of emerging and endemic zoonotic disease research and policy development, and by bridging bio- and social science realms. A must read for all present and future One Health practitioners!" – Katinka de Balogh, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Italy"This book on One Health examines how power and politics are interwoven into science and policy. It reveals how One Health - if grounded in an understanding of the complex social relationships that pervade our world - can build resilient and effective systems that sustain healthier people, animals, and ecologies into the future. The case studies give practical advice on how to break down institutional and disciplinary silos in building a more resilient global society. It is social and political analysis at its best!" – Paul Gibbs, University of Florida, USA"Policy direction is at the heart of many disease problems in Africa. This book provides a thorough and honest analysis of the issues in using a One Health approach to harmonize different policy direction in solving health problems. It helps bridge the gap between biomedical and social scientists, and provides conceptual light on how to advance better control or eradication program implementation." – Charles Waiswa, Makerere University, Uganda"Alongside compelling case studies, this book provides conceptual and practical evidence on the need to understand the interplay between political, social and environmental determinants for zoonotic disease. As the authors make clear, doing so can help us overcome the challenges of effective research and policy implementation, while placing health equity, sustainability and the needs of the poor at the heart of global health." – Johannes Sommerfeld, Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR), SwitzerlandAs stated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, One Health is the concept that human health is directly linked to the health of animals and the environment. Thus, collaborative approaches among veterinarians, ecologists, physicians, and public health practitioners are needed to address public health threats. In this volume, the editor provides a comprehensive background for the development and evolution of collaborative approaches to managing disease outbreaks. However, instead of focusing on the development and success of the One Health approach, contributing authors provide evidence of disconnects among policy makers, scientists, and people affected by disease. Therefore, the contributors often argue for an expanded role of political and social scientists in the One Health narrative. The book tends to use terminology typical of health practitioners and ecological professionals. This deems the work appropriate for advanced undergraduate students, graduate students, researchers, and health professionals working in or interested in disease outbreaks and public health issues and the social and political implications for control of disease.--K. R. Thompson, Missouri State University , December 2016 issue of CHOICE Table of Contents1. Unpacking the Politics of Zoonosis Research and Policy 2. Global Narratives: The Political Economy of One Health 3. Knowledge Flows in One Health: The Evolution of Scientific Collaboration Networks 4. Contested Histories: Power and Politics in Trypanosomiasis Control 5. The Limits of Rapid Response: Ebola and Structural Violence in West Africa 6. Stepping Towards a Policy Response to Rift Valley Fever: Pastoralists and Epidemic Preparedness in Kenya 7. Beyond Biosecurity: The Politics of Lassa Fever in Sierra Leone 8. Responding to Uncertainty: Bats and the Construction of Disease Risk in Ghana 9. Whose Knowledge Matters? Trypanosomiasis Policy-making in Zambia 10. Living Laboratories: The Politics of ‘Doing’ Brucellosis Research in Northern Nigeria 11. Imagined Futures: New Directions for One Health

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Book SynopsisMartín Ávila is a designer, researcher, and Professor of Design at Konstfack University of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm, Sweden. Martín's postdoctoral project Symbiotic Tactics (2013-2016) was the first of its kind to be financed by the Swedish Research Council. His research is design-driven and addresses forms of interspecies cohabitation.Trade ReviewThe book’s greatest strength is its insistence that more-than human beings be taken seriously as co-habitants of human habitations. But instead of simply making the case for his thesis in words, the author has practiced and built experiments in creating interspecies co-habitations. In this original book, Ávila does not romanticize or demonize interspecies relations, but treats them with the nuance they deserve, giving due respect to the complexities of our relations, our attractions, our revulsions. -- Kriti Sharma, California Institute of Technology, USATable of ContentsList of Figures Foreword, Andreas Weber (Bard College Berlin, Germany) Acknowledgements Introduction: Bio-centric? 1. Poetics of Relating 2. Responding 3. Alter-natives 4. (De)signing Alter-natives As a Mode of Closing: Encounters Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThe Sustainable Diet is a timely and practical guide to a healthy planet and a healthy you, complete with 100 nutritious and delicious recipes for breakfast, lunch and dinner.In Part One, Scott Gooding explains sustainability and looks at how farming practices have changed over the years. He answers the questions we all want to know about, such as ''Is eating animal products good for us, and the environment?'' and ''Is veganism the answer?'' Part Two contains 100 recipes that are good for you AND the planet. The Sustainable Diet is a step-by-step way to celebrate our planet and promote optimal health. It''s about taking the long view and realising that the choices we make now, in terms of what we eat and how we produce our food, will affect not only you and me but our children and future generations. Not to mention the health of the planet and the welfare of millions of animals...The latest research indicates that it is possiTrade ReviewFormer My Kitchen Rules contestant and author Scott Gooding loves inspiring... to cook ethical foods that are just as good for you as they are for the environment. * Sunrise Show, Australia *The Sustainable Diet...sheds light on why eating food that is ethically produced and locally sourced has immense benefits for the environment, economy and your health, and it's not necessarily about going vegan...For those who care about the environment but have no interest in switching to a plant-based diet, it's a great read to increase your understanding of how to make sustainable choices. * Good Health, Australia *

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Book SynopsisWith this practical guide, your web design team will learn how to apply sustainability principles for creating speedy, user-friendly, and energy-efficient digital products and services. You'll focus on four key areas: content strategy, performance optimization, design and user experience, and green hosting.

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Book SynopsisSince the earliest days of civilization, streets have played an important role in shaping society – but what is a street? Is it a living ecosystem, a public space, a social space, an economic space or a combination of these? The focus on automotive travel over the past century has changed the role of streets in cities. This has degraded the quality of urban life and contributed to public health issues. This book offers a unique look at streets as locations that can evolve to support the economic, social, cultural and natural aspects of cities. Using modern urban design examples, it challenges readers to focus not only on the livability and travel benefits of roads, but on how the power of streets can be harnessed. In so doing, it shapes more dynamic spaces for walking, biking and living, and aims to stimulate urban vitality and community regeneration, encouraging policymakers and individuals to make changes in their own communities.Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. A Recent History of the Street 3. The Street for Transport 4. The Street as Economic Space 5. The Street as Social Space 6. The Street as Cultural Space 7. The Street as a Natural Space 8. The Challenges to Ending the Road 9. Beyond Streets: Integrating Behavior 10. A Window into the Future: New Vehicles, New Streets 11. A Call to Action: Streets as the Heart of the City

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Book SynopsisAvailable Open Access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. With Agenda 2030, the UN adopted wide-ranging Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that integrate development and environmental agendas. This book focuses on the political tensions between the environmental objectives and socio-economic aspects of sustainable development. The collection provides an introduction to interlinkages, synergies and trade-offs between the ‘green’ and other goals, such as gender equality and economic growth. It also considers related goals on cities and partnerships as crucial for implementing environmentally sound sustainability. Identifying governance failures and responsibilities, it advocates for a shift towards cooperative economics and politics for the common good.Table of Contents1. Introduction: The Integration of Development and Environmental Agendas - Lena Partzsch Part 1: The Green Goals 2. Governing the Climate Crisis: Three Challenges for SDG 13 - Jens Marquardt and Miranda Schreurs 3. Key Logics of International Forest Governance and SDG 15 - Daniela Kleinschmit, Mareike Blum, Maria Brockhaus, Mawa Karambiri, Markus Kröger, Sabaheta Ramcilovik-Suominen and Sabine Reinecke 4. Protecting Life Below Water: Competing Normative, Economic, and Epistemic Orders [SDG 14] - Alice B.M. Vadrot 5. Sustainable Development and Water: Cross-Sectoral, Transboundary and Multi-Level Governance Arrangements in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Switzerland - Manuel Fischer, Paul Cisneros, Julie Duval, Javier Gonzales-Iwanciw and Sofia Cordero Part 2: The Goals with Environmental Trade-Offs and Synergies 6. Water for Life and Food: Synergies Between Sdgs 2 and 6 and Human Rights - Lyla Mehta, Claudia Ringler and Shiney Varghese 7. SDG 2 and the Dominance of Food Security in the Global Agri-Food Norm Cluster - Sandra Schwindenhammer and Lena Partzsch 8. Clean Energy Services: Universal Access as Enabler for Development? - Nopenyo Dabla and Andreas Goldthau 9. From Economic Growth to Socio-Ecological Transformation: Rethinking Visions of Economy and Work Under SDG 8 - Ekaterina Chertkovskaya 10. ‘We Do Not Want to be Mainstreamed into a Polluted Stream’: An Ecofeminist Critique of SDG 5 - Sherilyn Macgregor and Aino Ursula Mäki 11. Realising Sustainable Consumption and Production - Sylvia Lorek, Maurie Cohen and Eva Alfredsson Part 3: The Goals Relevant for an Environmentally Sound Implementation 12. Cities and the Sdgs: A Spotlight on Urban Settlements - Anna Kosovac and Daniel Pejic 13. Partnerships for Sdgs: Facilitating a Biodiversity-Climate Nexus? - Montserrat Koloffon Rosas and Philipp Pattberg 14. Synthesis: The Environment In Global Sustainability Governance - Lena Partzsch

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Book SynopsisThe first edition of Making Healthy Places offered a visionary and thoroughly researched treatment of the connections between constructed environments and human health. Since its publication over 10 years ago, the field of healthy community design has evolved significantly to address major societal problems, including health disparities, obesity, and climate change. Most recently, the COVID-19 pandemic has upended how we live, work, learn, play, and travel. In Making Healthy Places, Second Edition: Designing and Building for Well-Being, Equity, and Sustainability, planning and public health experts Nisha D. Botchwey, Andrew L. Dannenberg, and Howard Frumkin bring together scholars and practitioners from across the globe in fields ranging from public health, planning, and urban design, to sustainability, social work, and public policy. This updated and expanded edition explains how to design and build places that are beneficial to the physical, mental, and emotional health of humans, while also considering the health of the planet. This edition expands the treatment of some topics that received less attention a decade ago, such as the relationship of the built environment to equity and health disparities, climate change, resilience, new technology developments, and the evolving impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Drawing on the latest research, Making Healthy Places, Second Edition imparts a wealth of practical information on the role of the built environment in advancing major societal goals, such as health and well-being, equity, sustainability, and resilience. This update of a classic is a must-read for students and practicing professionals in public health, planning, architecture, civil engineering, transportation, and related fields.Table of ContentsTable of Contents Dedication Foreword by Richard J. Jackson Preface by Nisha D. Botchwey, Andrew L. Dannenberg, Howard Frumkin) 1.An Introduction to Healthy, Equitable, and Sustainable Places by Howard Frumkin, Andrew L. Dannenberg, Nisha D. Botchwey PART I. Health Impacts of the Built Environment 1.Physical Activity and the Built Environment by Nisha D. Botchwey, M. Renée Umstattd Meyer, Meaghan McSorley 1.Food, Nutrition, and Community Design by Roxanne Dupuis, Karen Glanz, Carolyn Cannuscio 1.The Built Environment and Air Quality by Patrick Lott Kinney, Priyanka Nadia deSouza 1.Injury, Violence, and the Built Environment by Corinne Peek-Asa, Christopher N. Morrison 1.Water, Health, and the Built Environment by Charisma S. Acey, Emmanuel Frimpong Boamah 1.Built Environments, Mental Health and Well-being by Xiangrong Jiang, Chia-Ching Wu, Chun-Yen Chang, William C. Sullivan 1.Social Capital and Community Design by Kasley Killam, Ichiro Kawachi 1.Inequity, Gentrification, and Urban Health by Helen V. S. Cole, Isabelle Anguelovski 1.Healthy Places Across the Lifespan by Nisha Botchwey, Nsedu Obot Witherspoon, Jordana L. Maisel, Howard Frumkin PART II. Designing Places for Well-being, Equity, and Sustainability 1.Transportation, Land Use, and Health by Susan Handy 1.Healthy Homes by David E. Jacobs, Amanda Reddy 1.Healthy Workplaces by Jonathan A. Bach, Paul Schulte, L. Casey Chosewood, Gregory R. Wagner 1.Healthy Healthcare Settings by Craig Zimring, Jennifer R. DuBose, Bea Sennewald 1.Healthy Schools by Claire L. Barnett, Erika Sita Eitland 1.Contact with Nature by Howard Frumkin 1.Climate Change, Cities, and Health by José G. Siri, Katherine Britt Indvik 1.Community Resilience and Healthy Places by José G. Siri, Katherine Britt Indvik, Kimberley O’Sullivan PART III. Strategies for Healthy Places: A Toolkit 1.Healthy Behavioral Choices and the Built Environment by Christopher Coutts, Patrice C. Williams 1.Legislation, Policy, and Governance for Healthy Places by Eugenie L. Birch 1.Community Engagement for Health, Equity, and Sustainability by Manal J. Aboelata, Jasneet K. Bains 1.Measuring, Assessing, and Certifying Healthy Places by Carolyn A. Fan, Andrew L. Dannenberg PART IV. Looking Forward, Taking Action 1.Training the Next Generation of Healthy Placemakers by Nisha D. Botchwey, Olivia E. Chatman, Matthew Trowbridge, Yakut Gazi 1.Innovative Technologies for Healthy Places by J. Aaron Hipp, Mariela Alfonzo, Sonia Sequeira 1.Healthy Places Research: Emerging Opportunities by Andrew L. Dannenberg, Nisha D. Botchwey, Howard Frumkin 1.COVID and the Built Environment: Lessons Learned by Howard Frumkin 1.Healthy, Equitable, and Sustainable Built Environments for the Future individual contributions by Hugh Barton, Timothy Beatley, Rachel Hodgdon, Blessing Mberu, Charles Montgomery, Toks Omishakin, Tolullah Oni, Carlo Ratti, Sagar Shah, Mitchell J. Silver, Bruce Stiftel, Alice Sverdlik, Katie Swenson, Susan Thompson, Jason Vargo Glossary About the Editors List of Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisThe world that created modern industry, pioneered in the West, is in decline. It is being transformed by a global green shift, creating new industries based on clean energy, clean water and clean food – all produced in a safe, clean and sustainable way, in abundance, at low (and diminishing) cost and without making further inroads into nature. This twenty-first century world is being driven by newly emerging industrial giants like China and India – just as the twentieth-century infrastructure of oil, automobiles and highways was created by the United States. It is China and India that are feeling the worst effects of industrializing along conventional ‘business as usual’ lines, and which have the greatest incentive to drive their own green shift. But the old world order based on a linear economy and fossil fuels is resisting bitterly, and will not give up without a fight. John A. Mathews explains how these trends and counter-trends are creating a new world order where an industrial system based on the Ceres (Circular Economy and Renewable Energy System) is seeking to take over from the world of fossil fuels, and provide scope for Gaia to become her wild self again. The outcome of this struggle is far from determined. It is the central issue to be resolved in the twenty-first century.Trade Review"The speed and volume of Far-Eastern – especially Chinese – innovation in business and technology have left Western economies reeling. Western scholars of innovation have also been struggling to keep up. An outstanding exception amongst these is the author of this book, John A. Mathews, of Macquarie University in Australia, which has already been recognised, first as the source of two articles in Nature, and more recently by the award of the prize offered by the international Joseph Schumpeter society for the best book on economic innovation." — William Kingston, Prometheus Journal, http://www.prometheusjournal.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Kingston-review-of-Mathews-ed-August-2020-final-Google-Docs.pdfTable of ContentsList of Figures; Foreword by Dr Shi Zhengrong; Preface; List of Acronyms; Part I: Dynamics of the Green Transition; 1. Introduction; 2. Evolutionary Dynamics of Our Industrial Civilization; 3. Ecomodernization –with ‘Chinese Characteristics’; 4. Sociotechnical Transitions: A Sixth Wave; 5. No Wonder China and India Are Pursuing Green Growth Strategies So Vigorously; 6. Finance Now Playing a Central Role in the Green Shift; 7. Can the China Model Be Utilized by Other Industrializing Countries?; 8. Green Growth Development Strategies, Local Content Requirements and World Trade; 9. Farewell Fossil Fuels; Part II: Sixth Wave Eco- Innovations; 10. Global Population Peaking […] and Urbanizing; 11. Energy That Is Clean, Cheap, Abundant – and Safe; 12. Reframing Renewables as Enhancing Energy Security; 13. The Myths of ‘Renewistan’; 14. Recirculation and Regeneration of Resources (Circular Economy); 15. Food and Fresh Water Production; 16. Energy, Water, Food for Cities: Deploying a Positive Triple Nexus; 17. Eco- Cities of the Future; 18. When Ceres Meets Gaia; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisGreen chemistry as a discipline is gaining increasing attention globally, with environmentally conscious students keen to learn how they can contribute to a safer and more sustainable world. Many universities now offer courses or modules specifically on green chemistry – Green Chemistry: Principles and Case Studies is an essential learning resource for those interested in mastering the subject. Providing a comprehensive overview of the concepts of green chemistry this book engages students with a thorough understanding of what we mean by green chemistry and how it can be put into practice. Structured around the well-known 12 Principles, and firmly grounded in real-world applications and case-studies, this book shows how green chemistry is already being put into practice and prepare them to think about how they can be incorporated into their own work. Targeted at advanced undergraduate and first-year graduate students with a background in general and organic chemistry, it is a useful resource both for students and for teachers looking to develop new courses.Trade Review"The book is very user friendly and has an extensive Appendix section""My experience with Felecia Etzkorn's Green Chemistrywas one of admiration. It is a well-organized, thorough, and interesting chemistry source that encompasses many different areas of the study.""I would recommend this textbook to any student looking to learn, through reading and through applications, the Principles of Green Chemistry.""Dr. Etzkorn's Green Chemistry was a textbook that I genuinely looked forward to reading.""I particularly enjoyed the case studies featured in the text. They were not only extremely interesting, but also helped to solidify the applied concepts in my mind.""My favourite aspect of this textbook was the balance of scientific content and compelementary case studies.""In short, I can highly recommend this book for use in undergraduate and postgraduate courses on Green Chemistry and for general background reading. It is illustrated with quality figures and reaction schemes appropriately referenced and supplemented with a set of useful Appendices which includes Organic Reaction Mechanisms, an Earth Abundance Periodic Table and a Solvent Selection Guide. All‐in‐all, it will surely be a source of inspiration for generations of environmentally conscious students." -- Roger A. Sheldon * Angewandte Chemie International Edition *"As stated in the Preface to this well‐written and eminently readable textbook: "Green chemistry is a radically different approach to producing the products of the modern world in a sustainable, non‐polluting, and non‐hazardous way". -- Roger A. Sheldon * Angewandte Chemie International Edition *Table of ContentsPrevent Waste; Synthetic Efficiency; Benign Synthesis; Benign Products; Avoid Auxiliaries; Energy Efficiency; Renewable Feedstocks; Avoid Protecting Groups; Catalysis; Degradation or Recovery; Real-time Analysis; Prevent Accidents

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Book SynopsisThis book takes a wide-ranging and non-dogmatic view of SDG12, tackling various approaches as to how production and consumption can provide for human well-being while minimizing destructive effects on the biophysical environment. With chapters focusing on circular economies, product accounting systems, and sustainable procurement, this volume presents technical information in an accessible way and provides a much-needed overview of activity and approaches to achieving the development goal. The authors provide a thorough understanding of the history and effectiveness of SDG 12 by juxtaposing competing theories of sustainable production and consumption, from critics who advocate a “degrowth” agenda to explicitly neo- liberal approaches. They also examine the underlying contradictions in these theories and the degree to which these competing approaches can complement one another.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Neoliberalism and Its Discontents Chapter 2. Critics of Consumption Chapter 3. Green Consumerism Chapter 4. Moving Toward a Circular Economy in Support of SDG 12 Chapter 5. Strengthening Indicators and Targets for SDG 12

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Book SynopsisThe agri-food industry creates a vast amount of waste each year. This is not just a problem for waste management, in terms of finding space to store waste and preventing escape of harmful waste into the environment; it also represents a loss of resources: the chemicals and energy which have gone into the production of this waste. If current waste streams can be converted into useful resources this will have multiple benefits by reducing the amount of waste sent to landfill or similar, reducing the need for other feedstocks and removing the pressure from feedstocks that could be used as food. Research into the different types of waste produced by the agri-food industry and approaches to converting them into useful chemicals or chemical feedstocks has advanced rapidly over the last few years. Covering the latest developments in the valorisation of food and agricultural waste, such as valorisation of citrus peel and industrial wastes, this book is a great resource for researchers interested in waste management, sustainability and the circular economy.Table of ContentsValorisation of Agro-industrial Waste: Recent Advances in Recovery of Bioactive Compounds and Environmental Perspectives;Agri-food Waste: An Adjuvant for the Management of Oxidative Stress-related Disorders?;Sustainable Environmental Remediation by Valorization of Agro-food Industrial Waste and By-products;Valorisation of Coproducts and By-products Obtained from Nuts;Chemical and Biological Valorization of Tomato Waste;Agro-wastes for Cost-effective Production of Industrially Important Microbial Enzymes;Converting Agricultural Waste Biomass into Value-added Fuels via Thermochemical Processes;Agri-food Waste to Biofuels: Current Trends and Challenges;Valorization of Agricultural Residues Generated from Corn/Maize: Acquiring Valuables from Waste;Advanced Food Waste Valorization Techniques for Bioenergy Production: A Path in the Direction of Environmental Sustainability;Techno-economic Analysis for Low Cost In-vessel Food Waste Composting at Universiti Malaysia Sabah;Techno-economic Analysis and Life Cycle Assessment of Value-added Products from Agri-food Waste

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Book Synopsis"The Transition to Sustainable Living and Practice" provides a series of insights into real alternatives to the current economic malaise, with an examination of key themes such as transition towns, traditional villages, new green financial concepts, the sustainable utopia, co-operative farming, sustainability and activism, ecofeminism, green protectionism, intentional communities and a green philosophy of money.Table of ContentsList of Contributors. List of Reviewers. Chapter 1 The transition to sustainability: Transition towns and sustainable communities. Chapter 2 Traditional living practices: Return to the villages. Chapter 3 Sustainable Economics: A New Financial Architecture Based on a Global Carbon Standard. Chapter 4 Utopian sustainability: Ecological utopianism. Chapter 5 Environmental exploitation: an analysis and taxonomy. Chapter 6 Ecological activism: Sustainable living, activism and identity. Chapter 7 Ecofeminism: Ecofeminism and the green public sphere. Chapter 8 Sustainable planning: A green protectionism. Chapter 9 Sustainability and the intentional community: Green intentional communities. Chapter 10 A green philosophy of money. The Transition to Sustainable Living and Practice. Copyright page.

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Book SynopsisBusiness and NGOs are seen by many to be locked in a perpetual war of values and ideologies. What this book demonstrates is that the war has moved on. Many companies are now engaging with their stakeholders – even those with which they have traditionally had antagonistic relationships – as part of their strategies for improved social and environmental performance. With contributions from an outstanding and diverse group of experts from business, consultancy, research institutes, NGOs and academia, Terms for Endearment investigates the how and why of these new collaborations and provides concrete examples of business working with stakeholder pressure for sustainable development. The book forcibly argues the notion of organizations of civil society setting the standards for business behaviour in the 21st century. For those companies that choose not to pursue high standards of social and environmental performance, confrontation with NGOs must be expected, with negative consequences for sales, costs and social capital, i.e. the bottom line. Terms for Endearment therefore presents business with both a threat and opportunity as we move closer to establishing a social basis for global economic activity.Trade ReviewTerms for Endearment is useful for the essential task of achieving a better understanding of where power lies and what drives NGOs, businesses and the political process. - Caspar Henderson, The Ecologist || Reading this book will not guarantee you success. But it will give you a better insight into the dynamics at work. Partnership, dialogue, and engagement are the sexy words of the moment, and good fodder for a future library of books to follow. - Suzannah Lansdell, Elements (The Environment Council, UK) || ... it provides meaty evidence of the evolving relationship between businesses and the societies in which they operate. Informative and well-argued. - Community Affairs Briefing || The contributing editor should be commended highly for his contributions ... I find the text informative and the writing very accessible ... it should be a library source for societal, environmental and ethical accounting and management courses. - Social and Environmental Accounting || With increased attention being paid to both corporate responsibility and global civil society, a collection that examines the interaction between the two is particularly timely. Terms for Endearment should be notable for both practitioners and analysts of business/NGO relations. - Environment magazine || With contributions form a diverse group of experts from business, consultancy, research institutes, NGOs and academia, Terms for Endearment investigates the how and why of these new collaborations and provides concrete examples of business working with stakeholder pressure for sustainable development [and] therefore presents business with both a threat and opportunity as we move closer to establishing a social basis for global economic activity. - Connections – UNED Forum Quarterly Newsletter || ... the book is a must-read for those who champion corporate responsibility and wish to truly engage with stakeholders. - Sustain magazine || Terms for Endearment is an interesting and groundbreaking book, bringing new voices to the debate on the future of business. - Scottish Environmental Protection AgencyTable of ContentsForeword Anita Roddick, Founder and Co-Chair, The Body Shop International; Founder, New Academy of Business, UK Foreword Georg Kell, Senior Officer, Executive Office of the United Nations Secretary-General Foreword Kumi Naidoo, President, CIVICUS Introduction: Working with stakeholder pressure for sustainable development Jem Bendell, New Academy of Business, UK Part 1: Driving factors for business–NGO engagement1. Globalisation and the new politics of sustainable development Peter Newell, Institute of Development Studies, UK 2. Making it legit: new ways of generating corporate legitimacy in a global economy Cheryl Rodgers, University of Portsmouth, UK 3. Web wars: business, NGOs and governments in an Internet-connected world John Bray, Control Risks Group, UK Part 2: Examples from industry sectors4. Planting the seeds of change: business-NGO relations and tropical deforestation David F. Murphy and Jem Bendell, New Academy of Business, UK 5. Shades of green: mining, NGOs and the pursuit of negotiating power Saleem H. Ali, MIT, USA 6. A no win-win situation? GMOs, NGOs and sustainable development Jem Bendell, New Academy of Business, UK 7. The listening banks: the development of relations with NGOs Mike Lachowicz, SERM Rating Agency Ltd, UK Part 3: Organisations' experiences 8. Meeting social and environmental objectives through partnership: the experience of Unilever Anne Weir, Unilever, UK 9. Working non-"STOP" for sustainable development: case study of a Canadian environmental NGO's relationships with businesses since 1970 Marie-France Turcotte, Concordia University, Canada 10. Bridging troubled waters: the Marine Stewardship Council Simon Heap, INTRAC, UK, and Penny Fowler, Trade Policy Advisor, Oxfam UK Part 4: Seeking and managing collaboration11. Partners for sustainability John Elkington and Shelly Fennell, SustainAbility Ltd, UK 12. Culture clash and mediation: exploring the cultural dynamics of business-NGO collaboration Andy Crane, Cardiff Business School, UK 13. The art of collaboration: emerging business-NGO relations in Asia Christopher C. Plante, The Asia Foundation, USA, and Jem Bendell, New Academy of Business, UK Part 5: Concepts14. Complementary resources: the win-win rationale for partnership with NGOs Steve Waddell, Organizational Futures, USA 15. Thinking partners: business, NGOs and the partnership concept David F. Murphy and Gill Coleman, New Academy of Business, UK 16. Change the rules! Business–NGO relations and structuration theory Uwe Schneidewind and Holger Petersen, University of Oldenburg, Germany Part 6: Future directions17. New frontiers: emerging NGO activities to strengthen transparency and accountability in business Rob Lake, Traidcraft, UK, and Jem Bendell, New Academy of Business, UK 18. Civil regulation: a new form of democratic governance for the global economy? Jem Bendell, New Academy of Business, UK

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Book SynopsisThat our ecological future appears grave can no longer come as any surprise. And yet we have so far failed, collectively and individually, to begin the kind of action necessary to shift our path away from catastrophic climate collapse. In this stark and startling little book, Rupert Read helps us to understand the direness of our predicament while showing us a metaphor and a method – a way of thinking – by which we might transform it. From the relatively uncontroversial starting point that we love our own children, we are introduced to a logic of care that iterates far into the future: in caring for our own children, we are committed to caring for the whole of human future; in caring for the whole of human future, we are committed to caring for the future of the natural world. Out of such thinking, hope emerges. As Read demonstrates in this urgent call to action, accepting that we care for our own offspring commits us to a struggle on behalf of us all.

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Book SynopsisThis book analyses the evidence for global change, and suggests that the Earth is going through a profound transformation, caused in large part by human action. Land, oceans, polar regions and the atmosphere are all being deeply affected by the human population's lifestyle: what should the educational response be to these various aspects of global change? To answer this, the values of an ecological response are developed, leading to the notion of an 'Ecological Social Imaginary', which looks at how humans can change their way of living to one that is more in harmony with the planet that they live on and depend upon. To enable this, an ecological form of education, Connective Education, is proposed. This focuses on how the human and natural world can be connected for the benefit of humankind and all living and non-living entities, joining head, hand, heart and spirit to the web of life. It is argued that through Connective Education, a particular type of person is formed: one who is able to take their place in the human and natural world, and in this way truly connect with their planet. The book will be essential reading for those working in the fields of Education and Environmental Studies. Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Setting the Scene: Domains, Challenges and the Social Imaginary.- Chapter 3. The Modern Social Imaginary.- Chapter 4. Education in the Modern Social Imaginary.- Chapter 5. The Major Challenges of the 21st Century?.- Chapter 6. The Challenges of the 21st Century and the Modern Social Imaginary.- Chapter 7. The Ecological Social Imaginary.- Chapter 8. Education in the Ecological Social Imaginary.- Chapter 9. Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisThis book, divided in two volumes, originates from Techno-Societal 2020: the 3rd International Conference on Advanced Technologies for Societal Applications, Maharashtra, India, that brings together faculty members of various engineering colleges to solve Indian regional relevant problems under the guidance of eminent researchers from various reputed organizations. The focus of this volume is on technologies that help develop and improve society, in particular on issues such as sensor and ICT based technologies for the betterment of people, Technologies for agriculture and healthcare, micro and nano technological applications.This conference aims to help innovators to share their best practices or products developed to solve specific local problems which in turn may help the other researchers to take inspiration to solve problems in their region. On the other hand, technologies proposed by expert researchers may find applications in different regions. This offers a multidisciplinary platform for researchers from a broad range of disciplines of Science, Engineering and Technology for reporting innovations at different levels.Table of ContentsProvisional ToC Volume 1: Part 1. Sensor, Image and Data Driven Societal Technologies Part 2. Holistic Approach for Sustainable Technologies Part 3. Advanced Technologies for Water, Energy, Transportation, Housing and Sanitation Part 4. Chemical and Physical Processes

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Book SynopsisThis book provides information that facilitates integrated climate actions in cities, leveraging disruptive technologies, business models, policies, financing, and leadership solutions. It fosters the development of climate smart and wise cities. It reviews the major developments of climate actions in cities and combines climate environment and energy technology, policy and financing instruments. A range of distinguished authors assess the experiences thus far and also consider future development from both theoretical and practical perspectives. They also discuss many policy and technical options, including climate smart and wise city planning, inclusion of urban nature, international and national carbon market mechanisms and measuring its impact and digital transformation. Moreover, attention is paid to the role of natural principles, the role of transparency principles and to aspects of democratic climate governance within a climate action scheme. This book makes clear that the carbon neutrality, sustainability, circularity, efficiency, connectivity and resiliency of cities depend to a large extent on the specific digital technologies and the leadership reshaping our cities.Discussing multidisciplinary aspects of climate action, this book offers new insights to academics, policymakers and practitioners both in the public and private sectors. Those insights are not only retrospective, relevant for understanding the past, but they are also prospective and forward-looking, guiding the achievements of the SDGs and the climate goals.Table of ContentsPart I: Climate smart and wise cities.- Planning instruments for climate smart cites: A spatial, green and digital approach.- The role of block-chain, big data, internet of things and artificial intelligence for transformative climate-action.- Part II: Nature-based approach in cities.- Climate change and urban nature: Impacts and policies at the urban level.- Vulnerability and risk assessment of the port Moresby(Papua New Guinea) coastline: A case study.- Assessment of mangrove distribution and drivers of mangrove cover change from 2010-2020 of the national capital district(Port Moresby) Papua New Guinea.- Part III: Fostering climate action in cities.- Possible climate actions in cities.- Innovative new market mechanism from project to mitigation activities in the urban context: a new paradigm.- How can global carbon markets promote low-carbon cities in developing countries? Lessons learned from the clean development mechanism.- Climate change mitigation action enablers for climate smart cities.- Market mechanism in the building sector from an urban perspective : Creative building solutions.- New advanced GHG accounting system for cities enabled by DLT.- Appendix: A guide to carbon neutral city plan 2050: An urban integration platform modeling approach.

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Book SynopsisWith cost-benefit analysis, economic sciences cultivate a specific decision-making procedure, which has also been partially adopted in politics. Although economists do not experience the approach as normative, on closer examination the approach can be identified as an economic ethics. The present philosophical and at the same time transdisciplinary (with special legal and economic components) treatment examines the persuasive power of this approach using climate change as an example, as the most important sustainability issue. The objections raised against the economisation of decision-making with regard to the utilitarian tradition, such as the criticism of the orientation towards weighing up options, the alleged lack of distributive justice or the tendency to describe people in behavioural science as selfish, are hardly or not at all convincing on closer examination. In several respects, however, it turns out that cost-benefit analysis faces insoluble problems. Firstly, the theoretical basis of (hidden normative) cost-benefit analysis in philosophical empiricism does not seem tenable. This means the idea of empiricism that normative questions must be transformed into questions of factual (countable and reproduceable) preferences of people. Secondly, there are massive collisions of cost-benefit analysis with a liberal-democratic constitutional law, whose principles are universal ethical principles. This concerns both freedom rights (which must not depend on the ability of humans to pay) and the model of democracy and respect for the rule of law. Thirdly, insoluble problems of application arise for cost-benefit analyses, which are particularly (but not only) apparent in the context of climate protection, in general considerations as in the case of legislation as well as in individual analyses, as done when constructing a coal-fired power plant. A strongly deflated cost-benefit analysis could nevertheless contribute factual material – such as partial aspects of decision consequences that can actually be depicted in monetary terms – to ethical or legal decision-making processes. In this respect the approach appears helpful and complementary, but not beyond that.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Problem and Fundaments.-Chapter 2. Idea-historical foundations and dubious (standard) objections to cost-benefit analysis.- Chapter 3. Frictions on the application level: costs and benefits, discounting, uncertainty, fact base.- Chapter 4. Collision of the cost-benefit analysis with liberal-democratic basic principles and the claim of validity of law.- Chapter 5. Cost-benefit analysis without convincing theoretical basis.- Chapter 6. Remaining relevance of cost-benefit elements in balancing.

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Book SynopsisEcological and livable cities need an objective method to be examined. This book is in search of a method to determine the level of livability, ecology and energy efficiency. Ecological and sustainable cities need to properly make up for the existent weakness of the city's construction under fine ecological environment. The intention of this comparative study is an attempt to improve life quality in Tirana, Albania. It gives examples of successful strategies, e.g. bioclimatic solution through passive solar systems and the use of underground tunnels. This book is aimed at researches, professionals, architects and city planners.Table of ContentsAn approach from ecovillages and ecocities to Tirana, Albania.- Tirana the capital of Albania. A brief history of regulatory plans, anti-bombing hideouts and its climate conditions.- Leed and Breeam building standards and Albanian law related to building thermal performance.- Social impact in a specific neighborhood in Tirana, Albania.- In the traces of bioclimatic architecture.- Existing site conditions. Building thermography and U-Value measurements. Case study Tirana, Albania.- Bioclimatic eco-renovation concept design and strategies. The use of different materials.- Bioclimatic eco-renovation. Case study Tirana, Albania.

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Book SynopsisMany countries and regions face unprecedented social and environmental crises and disruptive events whose impact can no longer be ignored. Sustainable entrepreneurs offer new solutions to these problems that involve replacing the current linear economies by circular systems. Sustainable entrepreneurs generate new sustainable products, services, and production processes, with new sustainable business models that simultaneously balance ecological, social and economic goals, which result in sustainable welfare for current and for future generations. The DeGruyter Handbook of Sustainable Entrepreneurship Research studies the causes and consequences of sustainable entrepreneurship, the new standard of doing business and designing public policy, as reflected in the growth of sustainable entrepreneurship start-up ventures and the increasing integration of sustainability in small- and medium-sized enterprises as well as in incumbent corporations. It explores five main themes, each presenting state-of-the-art thinking: foundations, leadership, innovation, business models, performance and impact. Each section consists of four chapters that, taken together, offer in-depth perspectives, take stock of current situations and propose new avenues for future research. The handbook offers a coherent and systemic perspective for sustainable start-ups and for incumbent firms and governments aiming for transitions. It will also be of interest to scholars and postgraduate students interested in sustainable entrepreneurship.Table of ContentsIntroduction Part 1: Foundations of Sustainable Entrepreneurship Field Evolution Research Paradigms Teaching Paradigms Consultancy Paradigms Part 2: Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Leadership Values, Norms and Traits Opportunity Recognition Process Start-up Process Incumbent Transitions Part 3: Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Innovation Teams and Processes Degrees of Innovation Tools and Technology Policy Part 4: Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Business Models Sustainable Value Solutions for Sustainability Multi Stakeholder Engagement Long Term Perspectives Part 5: Sustainable Entrepreneurship Performance and Impact Triple Bottom Line Performance Performance Management Regional Sustainable Development Ecosystems

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