Sustainability Books

Book SynopsisModern and professional communication is required to realise the goal of sustainability in society. This book develops a theoretical and empirical framework, integrating interdisciplinary perspectives from communications theory, psychology, sociology, educational sciences, systems theory and constructivism. Its aim is to inform the establishment of sustainability communication. Complementing this theoretical framework, the book provides methods and concepts in a range of fields such as corporate practice, education and media. The book addresses the scientific community and students as well as communicators in all categories of sustainability communication.Table of ContentsI. Mapping Sustainability Communication 1. Sustainability Communication - An Introduction 2. Strong Sustainability as a Frame for Sustainability Communication 3. Sustainability Communication an Integrative Approach 4. Sustainable Communication as An Inter- and Transdisciplinary Discipline II. Framework of Sustainability Communication 5. Sociological Perspectives on Sustainability Communication 6. Psychological Aspects of Sustainability Communication 7. Media Theory and Sustainability Communication 8. Communication Theory and Sustainability Discourse 9. Communicating Education for Sustainable Development 10. Sustainability Communication: A Systemic-constructivist Perspective III. Practice of Sustainability Communication 11. Climate Change as an Element of Sustainability Communication 12. Biodiversity and Sustainability Communication 13. Communicating Sustainable Consumption 14. Corporate Sustainability Reporting 15. Computer Support for Cooperate Sustainability Communication 16. Participation: Empowerment for Sustainable Development Index

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Book SynopsisDisasters and Current Research Status.- Research Applied Methodology.- Application of System Thinking in Socio-Natural Disaster Recovery Projects.- Structuring the Framework of Primary and Selected Success Factors Affecting Socio-Natural Disaster Recovery Projects.- Identification of Success Dimensions and Critical Success Factors in Socio-Natural Disaster Recovery Projects.- Pathways to the Success/ Failure of Recovery Projects based on Communities’ Perspective; Bam Recovery Project.- From Policy Implementation to Public Perception: A Dual Approach to Assessing Disaster Recovery Success in the Wenchuan and Bam Earthquake Recovery Projects.- Synthesis and Outlook: Contributions, Challenges, and Future Research Avenues.

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Book SynopsisFoundations of Textile Sustainability: Challenges and Opportunities.- Biodegradable Materials: The Future of Sustainable Fabrics.- Innovative and Eco-Friendly Animal-based Fibers: A New Era in Textiles Sustainability.- Biomass Materials from plants and animals for Sustainable Textiles.- Alternative cellulosic Sources and Processing techniques for Sustainable Textiles.- Advancement in Natural Dyes Extraction and Application for Textile Finishing.- Waterless Dyeing: Redefining Colour in Sustainable Textiles.- Biomanufacturing and Processing of Textiles for Sustainability.- Energy Efficiency in Textile Production: Strategies and Solutions.- Sustainable Finishing Processes: Enhancing Performance with Minimal Impact.- Lifecycle Assessment: Measuring Sustainability in Textile Products.- Upcycling and Recycling Revolution: Techniques for Textile Waste Management waste towards sustainability.- Digital Technologies Materials Design and Production for Sustainable Textiles.- Regulatory Standards and Certifications for Sustainable Textiles.- Consumer Perception and Education in Promoting Sustainable Choices in Textiles.

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Book SynopsisPart-I Digital Technologies Integrated Sustainable Innovations.- Decentralised Recycling and Waste Management for Digital Circular Economy.- Innovation for sustainability: The Role of Digital CE in driving organisational efficiency and sustainable development.- Examining the Constraints faced by Organizations in Promoting Technological Innovations for a Sustainable Future in South Asia.- Digital Circular Economy: Driving Sustainable Innovation through Stakeholder Synergy.- Global SDGs Strategic Policies: Catalyst for Digital Circular Economy.- Fostering Sustainable Innovation through Multistakeholder Collaboration in the Digital Circular Economy.- Part-II Digital Circular Economy and Sustainability for Future Generations.- Creating sustainable workplace: Enhancing HRM strategies in Digital Circular Economy.- Sustainable transitions. Barriers to circular business models in Mexico and Colombia.- Digitalisation and its Impact on the Organization Performance and Sustainability: A Systematic Literature Review.- Product Circularity in The Digital Circular Economy.- Empowering Sustainable Human Capital for Digital Circular Economy in the Gulf Cooperation Council Health Care Sector.- Part-III Technologies Driven Circular Economy for different sectors.- Transitioning to Digital Circular Economy Practices: A Case Study on SMEs.- Enhancing Role of Innovations in Shaping a Digital Circular Economy.- Technology for Sustainability: Barriers to Digital Circular Economy.- Digital Technologies for Circular Economy: Environment and Ethical Considerations for sustainable business practices.- SDGs for organisational sustainability integrating digital technologies for a digital CE.

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Book SynopsisThe UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration: The Opportunity for Tropical Inland Waters.- Primary Indicators of Degrading Ecosystem and Restoration Process.- Lakes.- Groundwater Interaction with Lakes.- Climate, Lakes, and Rivers Correlative Interactions.- Emerging Pollutants in Inland Waters.- Biotic Communities: Endemic and Invasive Fish.- Biotic Communities: Cyanobacteria.- Biotic communities: Invasive Macrophytes.- Applied Technologies.- Trends and Feasibility.- Monitoring and Measurement Tools.- Local Wisdom: Values and Perspectives.

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Book SynopsisStudying the Evolution of Tuberculosis: An Optimal Control Analysis of a ReactionDiffusion Model.- COVID-19 Transmission Model: Analysis and Multiple Control ?Strategies.- A Modified LaxWendroff Scheme for Constructing a ?Barycentric Interpolation Approximation of Interface Solutions.- Fractional Holling Type III Tri-Species Dynamics: Dual Fear, Prey ?Refuge, Intra- and Inter-Species Competitions.- Internet of Things (IoT)-Based Sustainable Agriculture: A Smart Irrigation System Using Embedded System and Web Sockets.- Mathematical Models and Methods to Real-Life Problems with Examples.- The Awareness Impact on a Delayed Stochastic Epidemic Model with Logistic Growth and Saturated Incidence.- Optimal Control of a Stochastic SVIR Model with Logistic Growth and Saturated Incidence Function.- Ergodic Properties of a Stochastic SEIS Epidemic Model with Logistic Birth and ?Saturated Incidence.- Investigating the Nonlinear Behavior of a PredatorPrey Model: ?A Bifurcation Analysis Approach.- A Mathematical Model for the Impacts of Vaccination and Quarantine on the Dynamics of Covid-19 Pandemic: Deterministic and Stochastic Analysis.- Bioheat Transfer: A Theoretical ?Model Development Study.- Stochastic Dynamical Analysis for a Delayed SIQS Infectious Disease Model with ?Lévy Jumps and Media Coverage.- On Global Convergence of Single-Step Simultaneous Scheme for Nonlinear Bagley-Torvik Fractional Differential Equation.- Artificial Neural Network Based Single-Step Method for Solving Biomedical ?Engineering Application.- Dynamics on Stationary Distribution and Probability Density Function of a (2n + 2) Multi-strain Stochastic Epidemic Model.- Deep Learning Approach for Micromagnetism Modeling.- Global Dynamics of a Fractional-order Covid-19 Epidemic Model with a Nonlinear ?Incidence Rate.

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Book SynopsisPathways for Achieving Carbon Neutrality and China’s Role in Global Climate Governance.- Pathways and Policies of Blue Economy in Supporting Carbon-Neutrality Target.- Innovative Technologies for Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Carbon Sequestration Monitoring.- Collaborative Mechanism for Carbon Reduction, Pollution Reduction, Green Expansion and Growth.- High-Quality Development of River Basins and Adaptation to Climate Change.

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Book SynopsisChapter 1. Consilience for Resilience for Disaster Risks and Hazards: An Overview.- Chapter 2. Understanding Social Networks and Community Resilience to Pandemics in Zimbabwe.- Chapter 3. Community Based Resilience to Climate Change in Chimanimani District, Zimbabwe.- Chapter 4. Geo-Spatial Science Use for Disaster Risk Management.- Chapter 5. Linking and Mapping Resilience to Strategies for Management of Disasters and Risks in Zimbabwe.- Chapter 6. The Ubiquity of Politics and its effect on Disaster Resilience in Zimbabwe.- Chapter 7. Gender and Disaster Resilience.- Chapter 8. Cyclone Damage Assessment Using High Resolution Satellite Imagery, Drone Technology and GIS: Lessons Learnt.- Chapter 9. The Resilience of Child Protection Systems During the Covid-19 Pandemic: Perspectives of Social Work Practitioners in Zimbabwe.- Chapter 10. Zimbabwe’s Disaster Preparedness, Readiness and Response: Juxtaposing the COVID-19 Pandemic to the 2019 Cyclone Idai.- Chapter 11. COVID-19 Insights on Geriatric Care Systems’ Vulnerabilities and Utility.- Chapter 12. Harnessing Local Knowledge for Resilience Building:  The Case Study of Lower Muzarabani.- Chapter 13. The Impact of Tropical Cyclones on Human Security: A Case of Mozambique and Zimbabwe (2000-2019).- Chapter 14. Natural Resource Governance and Disaster Risk Management in Zimbabwe: Lessons from past experiences.- Chapter 15. Hurdles to Achievement of Climate Justice in Southern Africa and the Search for Possible Solutions.- Chapter 16. Nuancing Urban Informality in light of policy to contain COVID-19 in Zimbabwe.- Chapter 17. The Future of Managing Disasters and Risks in Zimbabwe And Beyond.

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Book SynopsisIntroduction.- Attributes of pocket parks.- External and internal influential factors on park service.- Construction of pocket park group.- Spatial distribution of pocket parks.- Guarantees of park development, planning, and management.- Case study: pocket park system planning of central city of Yancheng.

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Book Synopsis.- Chapter 1: Sustainable Development..- Chapter 2: Design for Sustainability..- Chapter 3: Lifecycle Design..- Chapter 4: Design for Recycling..- Chapter 5: Design for Reuse and Upcycling..- Chapter 6: Emotional Durability Design..- Chapter 7: Design for Reduction..- Chapter 8: Design Learning from Nature..- Chapter 9: Product-Service System Design..- Chapter 10: Design for Social Innovation..- Chapter 11: Distributed Economy..- Chapter 12: Systemic Design..- Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisChapter 1 Background of Carbon Neutrality Science.- Chapter 2 Connotation of Carbon Neutrality Science.- Chapter 3 Production of Carbon.- Chapter 4 Carbon Reduction.- Chapter 5 Carbon Utilization.- Chapter 6 Carbon Sequestration.- Chapter 7 Carbon Sinks.- Chapter 8 Carbon Markets.- Chapter 9 A Carbon Neutral Society.

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Book SynopsisLandslide Hazard in Bandung City, Indonesia: on Urban Planning Towards Urban Resilience.- Environmental Planning Strategies for Resilient City: Case Study of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.- Urban Flood Risk Zonation using GeoSM-NatE Tool: A case study of Kochi City, India.- Cause-effect time-series mapping of urban floods using GIS for Patna, India.- Inclusive city design for future megacity Reclaiming streets through place-making in an inner urban core of Surat, India.- Sustainable urbanism- Making Indian religious cities accessible.- Role of Development Control Regulations in Achieving Compact Urban Development: A case of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.- A Comparative Analysis of Commercial Centres at Neighbourhood Level in Traditional and Planned Indian Cities.- Enhancing Resilience through Sustainable Management of Brownfield Industrial Heritage: A Case of Kolkata.- Re-opening the Halic Shipyard (Istanbul, TK) to the local community: Risks and opportunities of the regeneration of an industrial site in a megacity.- Measuring Utility of Vertical Expansion in Kolkata Region and its Future Prospect.- Urban Growth Patterns and Spatial Sustainability in Coastal Cities:  The Case of Visakhapatnam in India.- Investigating the Housing Preferences of Slum Dwellers in Slum Relocation Projects: A Community-Based Operations Research Framework for Megacities in the Global South.- From Sustainable to Thrivable Urban Development: Conceptual Frameworks for Designing a Socio-Cultural, Relational, and Educational Ecosystem of Cities.- Exploring community vitality: Insights of ethnic migrants in the Indian context.- An Institutional Approach for Sustainable Service Provision in Peri-Urban Areas: A Case of Chennai Metropolitan Area.- Augmenting city planning approaches through energy retrofit: A roadmap to sustainable megacities.- Embracing the Complexity of Cities: Agent-Based Modeling for Energy Planning and Policy.- Water Security through Improved Planning, Policies, and Governance: Opportunities of U20 for Delhi and Bengaluru under India's G20 Presidency.- Repositioning Cities as Development model based on the Concept of Creative City - A Case of Kozhikode as a City of Gastronomy.- Exploring city branding through place-making in megacities of Indian subcontinent: Case of Delhi, Mumbai, Karachi, and Dhaka.- Conclusion: Towards Sustainable and Resilient Megacities in the Global South.

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Book SynopsisDiversity in Cities and Addressing Urban Sustainability.- Designing the institutional framework of Hybrid Special Economic Zones (HEZ).- Temporary Appropriation as a Catalyst for Diversity in Urban Development.- Assessing the Position of the Neighbourhood-oriented Management.- Approach in the Economic Management of Medium-sized Cities.- 15-minute Cities: A Systems Thinking Analysis of a New Urban Development Framework.

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Book SynopsisIntroduction.- United Kingdom.- France.- Turkey.- Italy.- Romania.- Denmark.- Portugal.- Bulgaria.- Germany.- Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisHarnessing Nanomaterials for Revolutionary Energy Storage Systems.- Rethinking Solar Energy: Innovations in Eco-Friendly Materials.- Fueling the Future: Cutting-Edge Advances in Fuel Cell Technology.- Unveiling the Power of Green Chemistry in Material Design and Synthesis.- From Bench to Production Line: Sustainable Fabrication Techniques Leading the Way.- Nature's Blueprints: Biomimicry and the Evolution of Sustainable Materials.- Nanoscale Solutions for Water Treatment and Purity Enhancement.- Clearing the Air: Nanotechnology's Role in Tackling Atmospheric Pollution.- Sensing the Future: Smart Nanomaterials Revolutionizing Environmental Monitoring.- Shaping Tomorrow: The Impact of 3D Printing on Functional Material Fabrication.- Breaking Water's Bonds: Advancements in Water Splitting Technologies.-Healing with Nano: Transformative Applications in Biomedicine.- Light Up the Future: Optoelectronic Devices for Energy Efficiency.- Illuminating Communication: Advances in Optoelectronics for Information Technologies.- Enlightened Living: Optoelectronics in Sustainable Lighting Solutions.- Nanomaterials as Antioxidant Powerhouses: Redefining Health Support.- A Shield Against Superbugs: Nanotechnology's Antibacterial Arsenal.- Preserving Freshness, Preserving Life: Nanomaterials in Food Safety and Healthcare.

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