Sustainability Books

Book SynopsisAn increasingly competitive environment can lead to considerable problems for many organizations as they struggle to adapt to change. As a result, they fail to create the conditions that can lead to sustainable development over the long term, thus affecting the capabilities of employees. This book provides a fresh perspective on sustainable change and development in organizations, as well as a critical perspective on lean implementation, work environment and sustainability.The expert contributors address the development in, and of, organizations, as well as the development process between organizations, such as in networks or clusters. They discuss topics, such as the role of customers in the development of public organizations; developing knowledgeable practice at work; exploring evidence-based practice and the challenge of regional gender contracts.Undergraduates and postgraduates in different management fields including organizational theory, innovation, human resources, quality development and entrepreneurship will find this book to be of interest. The empirical results and interdisciplinary approach will appeal to practitioners and policy-makers at national, as well as international levels.Contributors: G. Avby, D. Bienkowska, S. Bjurulf, H.E. Børve, G. Brulin, F. Daniellou, K. Edwards, K. Ekberg, J. Eklund, M. Elg, P-.E. Ellström, J. Engström, H. Etzkowitz, K. Evans, A.-C. Fagerlind Ståhl, A. Fayolle, V. Gaffey, M. Gustavsson, A. Halvarsson Lundkvist, P. Hasle, M. Hasu, L. Högberg, L. Honkaniemi, K. Kallio, M. Klofsten, H. Kock, E. Kvande, I. Laur, M.H. Lehtonen, P. Lindskog, A.P. Nielsen, P. Nilsen, B. Poksinska, T. Prætorius, M. Riché, E. Saari, B. Sköld, H. Snyder, I. Sölvell, E. Sundin, L. Svensson, M. Tillmar, M. Toivonen, T. Tuominen, E. Vedung, L. WitellTable of ContentsContents: 1. Sustainable Development in Organizations Mattias Elg, Per-Erik Ellström, Magnus Klofsten and Malin Tillmar 2. Subsidiarity in the Organization – A Key Issue to Prevent Psychosocial Risk François Danelliou 3. Lean Implementation, Work Environment and Sustainability Jörgen Eklund, Agneta Halvarsson Lundkvist and Pernilla Lindskog 4. Conditions for Presenteeism and Production in Changing Organizations Kerstin Ekberg, Maria Gustavsson and Anna-Carin Fagerlind Ståhl 5. Towards the Collaborative Hospital – Harnessing the Potential of Enabling Care Processes and Structures Thim Prætorious, Peter Hasle, Kasper Edwards and Anders Paarup Nielsen 6. Program Steering by Learning Agneta Halvarsson Lundkvist and Henrik Kock 7. The Role of Customers in the Development of Public Organizations Jon Engström, Mattias Elg, Bozena Poksinska, Lars Witell and Hannah Snyder 8. Developing Knowledgeable Practice at Work Karen Evans 9. Trajcetories of Learning in Practice-Based Innovation – Organizational Roles at Play in Sustainable Innovation Management Mervi Hasu, Eveliina Saari, Laura Honkaniemi, Tiina Tuominen, Mikko H. Lehtonen, Katri Kallio and Marja Toivonen 10. Exploring Evidence-Based Practice in Practice – The Case of Social Work Gunilla Avby, Per Nilsen and Per-Erik Ellström 11. New Forms of Organizations – New Ways to Organize Lena Högberg, Elisabeth Sundin and Malin Tillmar 12. Women Small-Business Owners’ Challenge of Regional Gender Contracts Birgitta Sköld 13. Organizational Formalization in New High Tech Ventures – A Dual-Actor Process Ingela Sölvell 14. The Nordic Model in a Global Company Situated in Norway – Challenging Institutional Orders? Hege Eggen Børve and Elin Kvande 15. The Permeable University – A Study of PHD Student Mobility and Academic Entrepreneurship Intentions Dzamila Bienkowska, Henry Etzkowitz and Magnus Klofsten 16. Understanding Cluster Initiatives in Europe – Uniqueness and Contextuality Inessa Laur and Alain Fayolle 17. Theory Based Evaluation – A Range of Approaches to Assess Impact Veronica Gaffey and Marielle Riché 18. Three Approaches to Impact Evaluation of Regional Development Evert Vedung and Staffan Bjurulf 19. Interactive Research and On-Going Evaluations as Joint Learning Processes Lennart Svensson, Göran Brulin and Per-Erik Ellström Index

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Book SynopsisThis volume of three books presents recent advances in modelling, planning and evaluating city logistics for sustainable and liveable cities based on the application of ICT (Information and Communication Technology) and ITS (Intelligent Transport Systems). It highlights modelling the behaviour of stakeholders who are involved in city logistics as well as planning and managing policy measures of city logistics including cooperative freight transport systems in public-private partnerships. Case studies of implementing and evaluating city logistics measures in terms of economic, social and environmental benefits from major cities around the world are also given. Table of ContentsPreface xv Chapter 1. Recent Developments and Prospects for Modeling City Logistics 1Eiichi TANIGUCHI, Russell G. THOMPSON and Ali Gul QURESHI 1.1. Introduction 1 1.2. VRPTW with consideration of environment, energy efficiency and safetyh2 1.3. Multi-agent models 3 1.4. Big data analysis 4 1.5. Physical Internet 5 1.5.1. Movers 6 1.5.2. Nodes 6 1.5.3. Container loading 7 1.5.4. Cross-docking 7 1.6. Co-modality 8 1.7. Electric vehicles 12 1.8. Road network strengthening 13 1.9. Conclusions 15 1.10. Bibliography 16 Chapter 2. Light Commercial Vehicles (LCVs) in Urban Areas, Revisited 29Johan VISSER, Julian ALLEN, Michael BROWNE, José HOLGUÍN-VERAS and Juvena NG2.1. Introduction 29 2.2. Terminology 30 2.3. Trends in the Netherlands 31 2.3.1. The number of LCVs is growing 31 2.3.2. Most LCVs are (not) used for logistics 32 2.3.3. LCVs are used mainly within urban areas 32 2.3.4. Due to Internet shopping, the number of LCVs in cities will increase but not with the same speed as the yearly growth of Internet shopping 33 2.3.5. Vans become bigger 33 2.3.6. Competition from the cargo bike 33 2.4. Trends in the United States 34 2.4.1. Historical estimates of LCV traffic (1960s) 34 2.4.2. Recent estimates of LCV traffic (2015) 35 2.5. Trends in the UK 37 2.5.1. LCVs journey purpose and fleet numbers by sector 38 2.5.2. Changes in size, weight and propulsion for LCVs in the UK 40 2.5.3. E-commerce and the rise in van numbers 40 2.6. Future 41 2.7. Conclusions 42 2.8. Bibliography 42 Chapter 3. Importance and Potential Applications of Freight and Service Activity Models 45José HOLGUIN-VERAS, Shama CAMPBELL, Carlos A. GONZÁLEZ-CALDERÓN, Diana RAMÍREZ-RÍOS, Lokesh KALAHASTHI, Felipe AROS-VERA, Michael BROWNE and Ivan SANCHEZ-DIAZ3.1. Introduction 45 3.2. Urban economies and freight and service activity 47 3.3. Freight and service activity modeling 51 3.3.1. Survey data 52 3.3.2. Modeling approach 53 3.4. Practical uses of freight and service activity models 54 3.4.1. Identification of FTG patterns in metropolitan areas 55 3.4.2. FTG trends at the county level 57 3.4.3. FTG analyses to support development of freight model 58 3.4.4. Quantification of parking needs for a commercial center 58 3.5. Conclusions 59 3.6. Bibliography 60 Chapter 4. Toward Sustainable Urban Distribution Using City Canals: The Case of Amsterdam 65J.H.R. VAN DUIN, L.J. KORTMANN and M. VAN DE KAMP 4.1. Introduction 65 4.2. Literature review on waterborne urban freight transport 68 4.3. Conceptual model of distribution of the canal system 70 4.3.1. Freight 71 4.3.2. Freight vessels 71 4.3.3. Canals 72 4.3.4. Destinations (shops) and their final delivery 72 4.4. Specification of the model 72 4.4.1. Data collection and general modeling assumptions 73 4.4.2. Demand patterns 73 4.5. Verification and validation 74 4.5.1. Verification 75 4.5.2. Validation 75 4.6. Experiments 75 4.6.1. Overview and discussion of simulation experiments 76 4.6.2. Discussion of the main findings 78 4.7. Conclusions 79 4.8. Bibliography 80 Chapter 5. Effects of Land Use Policies on Local Conditions for Truck Deliveries 85Kazuya KAWAMURA and Martin MENNINGER 5.1. Introduction 85 5.2. Policy tools of land use and built environment 87 5.3. Research framework 89 5.3.1. Research hypothesis 89 5.3.2. Data 91 5.3.3. Truck Score 91 5.3.4. Analysis tools 94 5.4. Analysis results 96 5.4.1. Lane width 96 5.4.2. Access time to expressways 97 5.4.3. Truck parking citations 99 5.4.4. Truck Scores 100 5.5. Summary and conclusion 101 5.6. Bibliography 103 Chapter 6. Investigating the Benefits of Shipper-driven Collaboration in Urban Freight Transport and the Effects of Various Gain-sharing Methods 105Milena JANJEVIC, Ahmed AL FARISI, Alexis NSAMZINSHUTI and Alassane NDIAYE 6.1. Introduction 105 6.2. Methodology 107 6.3. Literature review 108 6.3.1. Models for horizontal collaboration in urban freight transport 108 6.3.2. Gain-sharing methodologies for horizontal collaboration 111 6.3.3. Modeling horizontal collaboration schemes in urban freight transport 113 6.4. Modeling horizontal collaboration in urban freight transport 113 6.4.1. Simulating a horizontal collaboration between shippers 113 6.4.2. Integrating different gain-sharing methods between shippers 116 6.5. Application to Brussels-Capital Region 117 6.5.1. Context 117 6.5.2. Results with regard to the benefits of the co-loading scheme 118 6.5.3. Analysis of different gain-sharing models 119 6.6. Conclusion 121 6.7. Bibliography 122 Chapter 7. The Future of City Logistics – Trends and Developments Leading toward a Smart and Zero-Emission System 125Hans QUAK, Robert KOK and Eelco DEN BOER7.1. Introduction 125 7.1.1. Zero-emission logistics in city centers 126 7.1.2. Reducing city logistics’ carbon footprint to meet climate agreement 126 7.1.3. Dealing with diversity and inertia in city logistics 127 7.2. Research methodology and paper setup 128 7.3. Trends and developments in city logistics 130 7.3.1. More demanding customer 130 7.3.2. Increasing pressure for reduction of GHG emissions 130 7.3.3. Increased pressure for livability of cities 131 7.3.4. Circular economy 131 7.3.5. Connecting the physical world 131 7.3.6. Physical Internet and universal labeling 132 7.3.7. Robotization and automation 132 7.3.8. Vehicle drivetrain technology 133 7.4. Toward performance-based regulation 134 7.5. City logistics unraveled: different segments 135 7.5.1. General cargo 136 7.5.2. Temperature controlled logistics 137 7.5.3. Parcel and express mail 138 7.5.4. Facility logistics 138 7.5.5. Construction logistics 138 7.5.6. Waste collection 139 7.6. Developments’ impacts in city logistics segments 139 7.7. Conclusion 144 7.8. Acknowledgements 144 7.9. Bibliography 145 Chapter 8. A 2050 Vision for Energy-efficient and CO2-free Urban Logistics 147Martin RUESCH, Simon BOHNE, Thomas SCHMID, Philipp HEGI, Ueli HAEFELI, Tobias ARNOLD and Tobias FUMASOLI 8.1. Introduction 147 8.1.1. Starting point and challenges 147 8.1.2. Research objectives 148 8.1.3. Project phases and work packages 149 8.1.4. Research focus and boundaries 150 8.1.5. Research Framework 150 8.1.6. Focus of the chapter 151 8.2. Approach and methodology 151 8.3. Scenario development and analysis 154 8.3.1. Approach for scenario development 154 8.3.2. Scenario A: protection of natural resources 155 8.3.3. Scenario B: liberalization and technology orientation 155 8.3.4. Main features of the scenarios 156 8.3.5. Quantification of scenarios 156 8.4. 2050 vision targets 158 8.5. 2050 vision for energy-efficient and CO2-free urban logistics 159 8.5.1. 2050 vision development process vision elements 159 8.5.2. 2050 vision for energy-efficient and CO2-free urban logistics 161 8.5.3. Vision impact 163 8.6. Conclusions and outlook 165 8.7. Acknowledgements 166 8.8. Bibliography 166 Chapter 9. Assessing the Impact of a Low Emission Zone on Freight Transport Emission 169Christophe RIZET 9.1. Introduction 169 9.1.1. Freight fleets and their changes 171 9.2. Changes in emissions in the Paris area according to scenarios 179 9.3. Conclusion 183 9.4. Bibliography 185 Chapter 10. Long-Term Effects of Innovative City Logistics Measures 189Tariq VAN ROOIJEN, Don GUIKINK and Hans QUAK 10.1. Introduction 189 10.2. Data and methodology 192 10.3. General long-term effects of CIVITAS II city logistics measures 193 10.4. Case studies of city logistics measures in CIVITAS PLUS 195 10.4.1. Case study 1: Cargohopper 195 10.4.2. Case study 2: Beer Boat 200 10.5. Analysis 205 10.6. Conclusion 206 10.7. Acknowledgements 207 10.8. Bibliography 207 Chapter 11. Classification of Last-Mile Delivery Models for e-Commerce Distribution: A Global Perspective 209Matthias WINKENBACH and Milena JANJEVIC 11.1. Introduction 209 11.2. Scope of the study 211 11.3. Literature review 211 11.4. Characterizing the operational setups of delivery models 212 11.4.1. Groups of variables defining last-mile e-commerce delivery models observed in case studies 213 11.4.2. Relationships between characteristic variables 214 11.5. Classification of last-mile delivery models in e-retail 216 11.5.1. Delivery model archetype 1: direct non-priority home/near-home or workplace deliveries 217 11.5.2. Delivery model archetype 2: deliveries towards automatic lockers 219 11.5.3. Delivery model archetype 3: deliveries towards pick-up points 219 11.5.4. Delivery model archetype 4: delivery through a (micro-) consolidation center or urban depot 220 11.5.5. Delivery model archetype 5: delivery through mobile warehouse 221 11.5.6. Delivery model archetype 6: home delivery using an intermediary transshipment point 221 11.5.7. Delivery model archetype 7: local e-fulfillment and same-day delivery through local specialists 222 11.5.8. Delivery model archetype 8: same-day delivery through hyperlocal inventory and process optimization 222 11.5.9. Delivery model archetype 9: same-day customer pick-up at local e-fulfillment centers 223 11.5.10. Delivery model archetype 10: delivery through local courier or crowdshipping networks 223 11.6. The importance of local context 224 11.7. Conclusion 225 11.8. Bibliography 225 Chapter 12. City Logistics with Collaborative Centers 231Serban RAICU, Raluca RAICU, Dorinela COSTESCU and Mihaela POPA12. 1.Introduction 231 12.2. Problem presentation 232 12.3. Transfer options between the collaborative centers 235 12.4. Mathematical model 240 12.5. Case study 242 12.6. Conclusion 247 12.7. Bibliography 248 Chapter 13. Exploring Criteria for Tendering for Sustainable Urban Construction Logistics 251Susanne BALM and Walther PLOOS VAN AMSTEL13. 1. Introduction 251 13.2. Construction logistics 252 13.2.1. Standardization 254 13.2.2. Model development 254 13.2.3. Traffic management and ITS 255 13.3. Tendering construction projects 256 13.4. Discussion and further research 259 13.4.1. Current research 259 13.5. Bibliography 260 Chapter 14. Observing Interactions Between Urban Freight Transport Actors: Studying the Construction of Public Policies 265Mathieu GARDRAT 14.1. Introduction 265 14.2. A diversity of approaches 266 14.3. Field of observation 267 14.4. Analysis framework and data collection method 267 14.5. Social interactions analysis: perceptions of urban freight 274 14.6. Explaining the policy-making obstacles 279 14.7. Conclusion 281 14.8. Bibliography 283 Chapter 15. Viewpoint of Industries, Retailers and Carriers about Urban Freight Transport: Solutions, Challenges and Practices in Brazil 287Leise Kelli DE OLIVEIRA, Paulo Renato DE SOUSA, Paulo Tarso Vilela DE RESENDE, Rafael Barroso DE OLIVEIRA and Renata Lúcia Magalhães DE OLIVEIRA 15.1. Introduction 287 15.2. Methodology 289 15.3 Results 290 15.3.1. City logistics solutions and stakeholders’ points of view 291 15.3.2. Solutions, challenges and current practices 295 15.4. Discussion of results 297 15.5. Conclusion 298 15.6. Acknowledgements 298 15.7. Bibliography 298 Chapter 16. Municipal Co-distribution of Goods: Business Models, Stakeholders and Driving Forces for Change 303Olof MOEN 16.1. Introduction 303 16.2. Business models 305 16.3. Stakeholders 308 16.4. Development 1999–2016 310 16.5. The Skåne survey 314 16.6. Driving forces for change 315 16.7. Conclusion 319 16.8. Bibliography 319 Chapter 17. Optimizing Courier Routes in Central Business Districts 325Russell G. THOMPSON, Lele ZHANG and Michael STOKOE 17.1. Introduction 325 17.2. Model development 326 17.3. Literature review 328 17.3.1. Bi-level optimization 328 17.3.2. Vehicle routing problem (traveling salesman problem) 329 17.3.3. Multi-objective optimization 329 17.4. Formulation 330 17.4.1. Notation 330 17.4.2. Assumptions 330 17.4.3. Costs 331 17.4.4. Bi-level programming formulation 331 17.5. Software development 332 17.5.1. Neighborhood generation procedures 333 17.6. Test network 333 17.7. Sydney central business district 335 17.8. Conclusion 338 17.9. Bibliography 339 Chapter 18. A Vehicle Routing Model Considering the Environment and Safety in the Vicinity of Sensitive Urban Facilities 343Ali Gul QURESHI, Eiichi TANIGUCHI And Go IWASE 18.1. Introduction 343 18.2. Modeling 345 18.3. Genetic algorithm 348 18.4. Experiment setup 349 18.5. Results and discussion 350 18.6. Conclusion 355 18.7. Bibliography 356 Chapter 19. Remote Assessment Sensor Routing: An Application for Waste Management 359Mehdi NOURINEJAD, Nico MALFARA, Matthew J. ROORDA 19.1. Introduction 359 19.2. Literature review 361 19.2.1. Vehicle routing 361 19.2.2. Inventory routing problem 363 19.2.3. State-of-practice in waste collection 363 19.2.4. State-of-the-art in waste collection 364 19.3. Remote assessment sensor routing problem (RASRP) 364 19.3.1. Approximate dynamic programing model (ADPM) 364 19.3.2. Benchmark models 369 19.4. Model analysis and evaluation 371 19.4.1. Analysis of the continuous approximation model 371 19.4.2. Analysis of the approximate dynamic programing model 374 19.5. Conclusions 375 19.6. Bibliography 376 Chapter 20. Can Routing Systems Surpass the Routing Knowledge of an Experienced Driver in Urban Deliveries? 381Jacques LEONARDI And Tadashi YAMADA 20.1. Introduction: problem understanding and issues, research hypotheses, objectives and key questions 381 20.2. Measures, approaches and method of the study and the trials 385 20.3. Test design 387 20.4. Results: Software A trial 390 20.4.1. Combination of pedestrian and street routing optimization 391 20.4.2. Grouping orders 392 20.4.3. Software B trial 394 20.5. Discussion and concluding remarks 395 20.6. Acknowledgements 398 20.7. Bibliography 398 List of Authors 401 Index 405

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Book SynopsisThis volume of three books presents recent advances in modelling, planning and evaluating city logistics for sustainable and liveable cities based on the application of ICT (Information and Communication Technology) and ITS (Intelligent Transport Systems). It highlights modelling the behaviour of stakeholders who are involved in city logistics as well as planning and managing policy measures of city logistics including cooperative freight transport systems in public-private partnerships. Case studies of implementing and evaluating city logistics measures in terms of economic, social and environmental benefits from major cities around the world are also given.Table of ContentsPreface xv Chapter 1. Integrating Direct and Reverse Logistics in a “Living Lab” Context: Evaluating Stakeholder Acceptability and the Potential of Gamification to Foster Sustainable Urban Freight Transport 1Valerio GATTA, Edoardo MARCUCCI, Michela LE PIRA and Andrea CICCORELLI 1.1. Introduction 1 1.2. CITYLAB: city logistics in living laboratories 4 1.2.1. Integrating direct and reverse logistics in a living lab context: the case of Rome 5 1.2.2. The role of gamification to foster sustainable urban freight transport 7 1.3. Data/methodology . 8 1.3.1. Plastic cap collection at the University of Roma Tre 8 1.3.2. Stated choice experiments 10 1.3.3. Discrete choice models 11 1.4. Results 11 1.4.1. Policy implications 16 1.5. Conclusion 17 1.6. Acknowledgements 17 1.7. Bibliography 18 Chapter 2. Optimizing the Establishment of a Central City Transshipment Facility to Ameliorate Last-Mile Delivery: a Case Study in Melbourne CBD 23Khalid ALJOHANI and Russell G. THOMPSON 2.1. Introduction 23 2.2. Literature review 25 2.2.1. Recent trends and challenges affecting last-mile delivery 25 2.2.2. rational challenges in last-mile freight in the central city area 26 2.2.3. Establish small-scale logistics facilities in the central city area 26 2.3. Overview of methodology 28 2.4. Results and analysis of the observational study of loading activities in Melbourne CBD 28 2.5. Framework to establish Central City Transshipment Facility in the central city area 35 2.5.1. Description of framework 35 2.5.2. Stages of integrated framework 36 2.6. Conclusion 43 2.7. Bibliography 43 Chapter 3. Simulation of a City Logistics Solution for Montreal 47Marguerite SIMO, Teodor Gabriel CRAINIC and Yvon BIGRAS 3.1. Introduction 47 3.2. Literature review 48 3.2.1. Different types of model classification 48 3.2.2. Different models for urban freight 49 3.3. Methodology 51 3.3.1. The initial national model 51 3.3.2. Modifying model 53 3.4. Results 56 3.4.1. Base case scenario 56 3.4.2. Scenario 1 57 3.4.3. Scenario 2 58 3.4.4. Scenario 3 59 3.5. Conclusion 61 3.6. Acknowledgements 61 3.7. Bibliography 62 Chapter 4. Simulation Applied to Urban Logistics: A State of the Art 65Sarra JLASSI, Simon TAMAYO and Arthur GAUDRON 4.1. Introduction 65 4.1.1. Modeling versus simulation 66 4.2. Research method 67 4.3. Analytical framework 72 4.3.1. Simulation techniques used in different types of problems 72 4.3.2. Software solutions 80 4.3.3. Research opportunities 80 4.4. Conclusion 81 4.5. Acknowledgements 83 4.6. Bibliography 83 Chapter 5. Can the Crowd Deliver? Analysis of Crowd Logistics’ Types and Stakeholder Support 89Heleen BULDEO RAI, Sara VERLINDE, Jan MERCKX and Cathy MACHARIS 5.1. Introduction 89 5.2. Literature review 91 5.3. Methodology 94 5.4. Results 96 5.5. Conclusion 103 5.6. Acknowledgements 104 5.7. Bibliography 105 Chapter 6. Preliminary Investigation of a Crowdsourced Package Delivery System: A Case Study 109Sudheer BALLARE and Jane LIN 6.1. Introduction 109 6.2. Overview of the case study 111 6.2.1. Types of delivery service 111 6.2.2. Pricing model 112 6.3. Research questions 113 6.3.1. Data 114 6.3.2. Analysis findings 117 6.4. Further discussion 123 6.4.1. Market opportunities 123 6.4.2. Qualitative assessment of service 124 6.5. Conclusion 125 6.6. Acknowledgements 125 6.7. Bibliography 126 Chapter 7. Concepts of an Integrated Platform for Innovative City Logistics with Urban Consolidation Centers and Transshipment Points 129Eiichi TANIGUCHI, Rémy DUPAS, Jean-Christophe DESCHAMPS and Ali Gul QURESHI 7.1. Introduction 129 7.2. Concepts of integrated platform for city logistics 130 7.3. Surveys on opinions about UCC and transshipment 132 7.3.1. Questionnaire 132 7.3.2. Results 133 7.4. Urban consolidation centers in Tokyo and Bordeaux 137 7.4.1. UCC in Tokyo 137 7.4.2. UCC in Bordeaux 139 7.5. Implementation issues 141 7.6. Conclusion 144 7.7. Acknowledgements 145 7.8. Bibliography 145 Chapter 8. E-Consumers and Their Perception of Automated Parcel Stations 147Sara VERLINDE, César ROJAS, Heleen BULDEO RAI, Bram KIN and Cathy MACHARIS 8.1. Introduction 147 8.2. Literature review 149 8.3. Methodology 151 8.4. Results 154 8.4.1. Delivery preferences of online consumers 154 8.4.2. Attitude toward automated parcel stations 155 8.4.3. Expectations and use of automated parcel stations 155 8.5. Conclusion 157 8.6. Bibliography 158 Chapter 9. Loading/Unloading Space Location and Evaluation: An Approach through Real Data 161Simon TAMAYO, Arthur GAUDRON and Arnaud DE LA FORTELLE 9.1. Introduction 161 9.2. Proposed approach 163 9.2.1. Data collection 164 9.2.2. Demand generation 165 9.2.3. Optimization model 168 9.3. Application and findings 173 9.3.1. Data collection and demand generation 173 9.3.2. Location of 10 L/U spaces if there are no prior spaces in the area 174 9.3.3. Location of two new L/U spaces taking into account the existing spaces 175 9.3.4. Evaluation of the existing L/U spaces in the area 176 9.4. Conclusion 177 9.5. Acknowledgements 178 9.6. Bibliography 178 Chapter 10. Understanding Road Freight Movements in Melbourne 181Loshaka PERERA, Russell G. THOMPSON and Yiqun CHEN 10.1. Introduction 181 10.2. Data 183 10.2.1. Comprehensive freight data 183 10.2.2. Land-use data 184 10.2.3. Employment data 185 10.3. Analysis, results and discussion 185 10.3.1. General descriptive analysis 185 10.3.2. Test of independence 192 10.3.3. Regression analysis 194 10.3.4. Freight vehicle cost analysis 197 10.4. Conclusion 198 10.5. Future work 199 10.6. Bibliography 199 Chapter 11. High-Resolution Last-Mile Network Design 201Daniel MERCHÁN and Matthias WINKENBACH 11.1. Introduction 201 11.2. Literature review 202 11.3. Network circuity in last-mile logistics 203 11.3.1. Circuity factors 203 11.3.2. Empirical analysis for São Paulo 204 11.4. Model for two-echelon network design 206 11.5. Case study 209 11.6. Conclusion 212 11.7. Bibliography 212 Chapter 12. Cooperative Models for Addressing Urban Freight Challenges: The NOVELOG and U-TURN Approaches 215Maria RODRIGUES, Eleni ZAMPOU, Vasilis ZEIMPEKIS, Alexander STATHACOPOULOS, Tharsis TEOH and Georgia AYFANTOPOULOU 12.1. Introduction 215 12.2. Business models in the UFT environment 217 12.3. Need for cooperative business models in the evolving UFT environment 219 12.3.1. The approach of NOVELOG 219 12.3.2. The case of Turin 221 12.3.3. The approach of U-TURN 224 12.4. Conclusions 232 12.5. Bibliography 233 Chapter 13. The Capacity of Indonesian Logistics Service Providers in Information and Communication Technology Adoption 235Kuncoro Harto WIDODO, Joewono SOEMARDJITO and Yandra Rahardian PERDANA 13.1. Introduction 235 13.2. Literature review 237 13.2.1. ICT as an essential logistics performance 237 13.2.2. The role of ICT in city logistics 238 13.2.3. ICT platforms and innovation in logistics 240 13.2.4. Impact of ICT adoption 241 13.3. Method 242 13.4. Results 243 13.5. Conclusion 246 13.6. Bibliography 246 Chapter 14. An Explorative Approach to Freight Trip Attraction in an Industrial Urban Area 249Elise CASPERSEN 14.1. Introduction 249 14.2. Background 251 14.3. Data from establishments in Groruddalen 252 14.3.1. try classification 254 14.4. Estimating freight trip generation models 256 14.4.1. FTA model functional form 257 14.4.2. Model extension with establishment and shipment characteristics 261 14.5. Conclusion 264 14.6. Bibliography 266 Chapter 15. Choice of Using Distribution Centers in the Container Import Chain: a Hybrid Model Correcting for Missing Information 269Elnaz IRANNEZHAD, Carlo G. PRATO And Mark HICKMAN 15.1. Introduction 270 15.2. Methods 271 15.2.1. Data 271 15.2.2. Model formulation 274 15.2.3. Model specification 276 15.3. Results 277 15.4. Conclusions 279 15.5. Acknowledgements 279 15.6. Bibliography 279 Chapter 16. Applying Gamification to Freight Surveys: Understanding Singapore Truck Drivers’ Preferences 281Fangping LU And Lynette CHEAH 16.1. Introduction 281 16.2. Gamification process 283 16.2.1. What is gamification? 283 16.2.2. Gamification design methods 284 16.3. Protoypes and testing 287 16.4. Conclusion 293 16.5. Acknowledgements 295 16.6. Bibliography 296 Chapter 17. Urban Distribution of Craft-Brewed Beer in the Belo Horizonte Metropolitan Area 299Renata Lúcia Magalhães DE OLIVEIRA, Patrick Mendes dos SANTOS, Jonathan REITH, Julia Almeida COSTA and Leise Kelli DE OLIVEIRA 17.1. Introduction 299 17.2. The urban distribution of beer 301 17.3. Study area: Belo Horizonte Metropolitan Area 303 17.4. Methodological approach 304 17.4.1. Data collection and spatialization 305 17.4.2. Descriptive analysis of the consumer profile 307 17.4.3. Logistics network design 307 17.5. Results and discussions 309 17.5.1. Descriptive analysis of the consumer profile 310 17.5.2. Logistics network design 311 17.6. Conclusion 313 17.7. Acknowledgements 314 17.8. Bibliography 314 Chapter 18. Issues and Challenges in Urban Logistics Planning in Indonesia 317Kuncoro Harto WIDODO, Danang PARIKESIT, Hengki PURWOTO, Joewono SOEMARDJITO and ERIADI 18.1. Introduction 317 18.2. Identifying urban logistics challenges 318 18.2.1. Urban growth and urbanization 318 18.2.2. E-commerce growth 319 18.2.3. Space conflict 320 18.2.4. Traffic density congestion 321 18.2.5. Readiness for agents/operators 322 18.2.6. Readiness for logistics regulation 323 18.2.7. Environmental, geographical and disasters issues 323 18.3. Implementation of city logistics in Indonesia 325 18.4. Acknowledgements 326 18.5. Bibliography 326 Chapter 19. From City Logistics Theories to City Logistics Planning 329Francesco RUSSO and Antonio COMI 19.1. Introduction 329 19.2. The state of the art 331 19.2.1. ds and models 331 19.2.2. City logistics plans 333 19.2.3. Goals 334 19.3. The interconnected processes to study and to implement city logistics 335 19.4. The city logistics plan definition 336 19.4.1. Empirical data driving city logistics theories and the plan design 337 19.4.2. City logistics measures 337 19.4.3. Grant for start-up 341 19.5. Conclusions 343 19.6. Bibliography 343 Chapter 20. Strategies to Improve Urban Freight Logistics in Historical Centers: the Cases of Lisbon and Mexico City 349Juan Pablo ANTÚN, Vasco REIS and Rosário MACÁRIO 20.1. Introduction 349 20.2. Objectives 351 20.3. Methodology 352 20.4. Trends in corporate logistics for urban goods distribution 352 20.5. Urban logistics in historical centers 353 20.5.1. Complexity of the physical distribution of goods in Historical Centers and Central Districts of cities 353 20.5.2. Priority areas of intervention for public policies to improve Urban Logistics in Historical Centers and Central Districts of cities 354 20.6. Parallelisms and contrasts in logistic practices in the Historical Centers of the city of Mexico and Lisbon 356 20.6.1. Trends in logistics practices 356 20.6.2. Logistics impact of pre-selling 357 20.6.3. Size and technology of urban freight vehicles 358 20.6.4. Logistics Platforms: DLP and OC 359 20.7. Experimental proposals for the Historical Center of Lisbon 360 20.7.1. Characteristics of the Historic Center of Lisbon 360 20.7.2. Period of operation of deliveries to the HORECA sector 361 20.7.3. Experimental proposals to improve the logistics of distribution of goods, with particular reference to the HORECA sector, at the Historic Districts of Lisbon 361 20.8. Conclusions 365 20.9. Bibliography 365 List of Authors 367 Index 371

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Book SynopsisThis book focuses on understanding farming transition pathways towards sustainability, using case studies from Europe. It assesses the utility of the multi-level perspective in transition theory for addressing contemporary issues and identifies future research needs, making it an essential read for researchers of rural or agricultural change.Table of ContentsI: Contributors II: Glossary III: Acknowledgements 1: Introduction 2: Socio-technical transitions in farming: key concepts 3: Understanding the diversity of rural areas 4: Utilising the multi-level perspective in empirical field research:methodological considerations 5: Lifestyle farming: countryside consumption and transition towards new farming models 6: More than just a factor in transition processes? The role of collaboration in agriculture 7: High nature value farming: environmental practices for rural sustainability 8: Transition processes and natural resource management 9: On-farm renewable energy: a ‘classic case’ of technological transition 10: ‘The missing actor’: alternative agri-food networks and the resistance of key regime actors 11: Local quality and certification schemes as new forms of governance in sustainability transitions 12: Transdisciplinarity in deriving sustainability pathways for agriculture 13: Conceptual insights derived from case studies on ‘emerging transitions’ in farming 14: Conclusions

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Book SynopsisBusiness, Organized Labour and Climate Policy examines the current lack of effective action in bridging the gap between climate change goals and governmental policies. With little published about the role of employers' organizations and trade unions in the climate change policy process, this book evaluates their involvement and argues that labour market considerations should be a central element of climate change policy. The study applies ecological modernization theory as a framework to guide policy development and negotiation. Application of the framework finds that employers' organizations and trade unions are effective civil society advocates, but responding to the labour market implications of climate change is neither institutionally embedded nor prioritized. Included are case studies of climate change policy in six developed and two developing economies, as well as within organizations such as the European Union and the UNFCCC. The emergence of labour issues in formal climate agreements demonstrates the impact that climate change is having on the broader economy and employment, and the need for business and labour to take concrete action. Providing an invaluable reference for policy development, this work will appeal to academics and students, as well as employers' organizations and trade unions. This book provides a unique perspective on key stakeholding organizations in climate change policy and presents a platform for engaging with government.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction: business and labour in climate policy 1. Ecological modernization: theory and the policy process 2. The role of employers’ organizations and trade unions in the climate policy process 3. Climate policy in context I: countries within the EU 4. Climate policy in context II: countries outside the EU 5. Case study: the European Union 6. Case study: United Kingdom 7. Comparative analysis: country profiles and case studies 8. Perspectives on the governance quality of climate policymaking 9. Conclusions Index

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Book SynopsisAt the time of the 1972 Stockholm UN Conference on the Human Environment, the concept of sustainable development and the subject of international environmental law were virtually unknown. Since then, the importance of the subject has burgeoned, as has the number and complexity of the legal instruments that seek to address the threats posed to the planet by humankind. Deforestation, marine pollution, climate change, loss of biodiversity and similar concerns are now familiar - and still unresolved - problems. This research review discusses a selection of key articles on the seminal issues of sustainable development and international environmental law, providing the reader with a solid understanding of the breadth and texture of the legal issues involved.Trade Review‘David Freestone has compiled a first-rate collection of classic essays that probe the profound effects that two ideas - “sustainable development” and “international environmental law” - have had upon the field of international law over the past forty years. This compendium serves as a timely reminder of our past, as we look to solve some of the most critical problems of our future.’Table of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction David Freestone PART I ORIGINS 1. Jutta Brunnée (2009), ‘The Stockholm Declaration and the Structure and Processes of International Environmental Law’, in Aldo Chircop, Ted L. McDorman and Susan J. Rolston (eds), The Future of Ocean Regime-Building: Essays in Tribute to Douglas M. Johnston, Part II, Leiden, the Netherlands: Koninklijke Brill NV, 41–62 2. Hans Christian Bugge (2008), ’1987–2007: “Our Common Future” Revisited’, in Hans Christian Bugge and Christina Voigt (eds), Sustainable Development in International and National Law: What did the Brundtland Report do to Legal Thinking and Legal Development, and Where can we go From Here?, Part I, Chapter I.I, Groningen, the Netherlands: Europa Law Publishing, 1, 3–21 3. Günther Handl (1995), ‘Sustainable Development: General Rules versus Specific Obligations’, in Winfried Lang (ed.), Sustainable Development and International Law, Part Two, Chapter 4, London, UK: Graham & Trotman Ltd, 35–43 4. David Freestone (1994), ‘The Road from Rio: International Environmental Law after the Earth Summit’, Journal of Environmental Law, 6 (2), January, 193–218 5. Alan Boyle and David Freestone (1999), ‘Introduction’, in International Law and Sustainable Development: Past Achievements and Future Challenges, Chapter 1, New York, NY, USA: Oxford University Press, 1–18 6. Davor Vidas, Jan Zalasiewicz and Mark Williams (2014), ‘What Is the Anthropocene – and Why Is It Relevant for International Law?’, Yearbook of International Environmental Law, 25 (1), 3–23 PART II LAW MAKING 7. Ian Brownlie (1973), ‘A Survey of International Customary Rules of Environmental Protection’, Natural Resources Journal, 13 (2), April, 179–89 8. Geoffrey Palmer (1992), ‘New Ways to Make International Environmental Law’, American Journal of International Law, 86 (2), April, 259–83 9. Daniel Bodansky (1995), ‘Customary (and Not So Customary) International Environmental Law’, Global Legal Studies Journal, Symposium: International Environmental Law and Agencies: The Next Generation, 3 (1), Fall, 105–19 10. A. E. Boyle (1999), ‘Some Reflections on the Relationship of Treaties and Soft Law’, International and Comparative Law Quarterly, 48 (4), October, 901–13 PART III PRINCIPLES 11. Edith Brown Weiss (1990), ‘Our Rights and Obligations to Future Generations for the Environment’, American Journal of International Law, 84 (1), January, 198–207 12. David Freestone (1991), ‘The Precautionary Principle’, in Robin Churchill and David Freestone (eds), International Law and Global Climate Change, Chapter 2, London, UK: Graham and Trotman Ltd, 21–39, references 13. Duncan French (2000), ‘Developing States and International Environmental Law: The Importance of Differentiated Responsibilities’, International and Comparative Law Quarterly, 49 (1), January, 35–60 PART IV INSTITUTIONS 14. Daniel C. Esty (1994), ‘The Case for a Global Environmental Organization’, in Peter B. Kenen (ed.), Managing the World Economy: Fifty Years After Bretton Woods, Part III, Chapter 7, Washington, DC, USA: Institute for International Economics, 287–309 15. Peter H. Sand (1999), ‘Carrots without Sticks? New Financial Mechanisms for Global Environmental Agreements’, Max Planck Yearbook of United Nations Law, 3, September, 363–88 PART V HUMAN RIGHTS 16. Dinah Shelton (1991), ‘Human Rights, Environmental Rights, and the Right to Environment’, Stanford Journal of International Law, 28, 103–38 17. Jane McAdam (2011), ‘Swimming against the Tide: Why a Climate Change Displacement Treaty is Not the Answer’, International Journal of Refugee Law, 23 (1), March, 2–27 18. Alan Boyle (2012), ‘Human Rights and the Environment: Where Next?’, European Journal of International Law, 23 (3), August, 613–42 19. Dinah Shelton (2015), ‘Whiplash and Backlash – Reflections on a Human Rights Approach to Environmental Protection’, Santa Clara Journal of International Law, 13 (1), 11–29 PART VI CONSERVATION OF NATURE 20. Cyril De Klemm (1989), ‘Migratory Species in International Law’, Natural Resources Journal, 29 (4), Fall, 935–78 21. Daniel M. Bodansky (1995), ‘International Law and the Protection of Biological Diversity’, Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, 28, 623–34 22. Elisa Morgera and Elsa Tsioumani (2010), ‘Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow: Looking Afresh at the Convention on Biological Diversity’, Yearbook of International Environmental Law, 21 (1), 3–40 23. Peter H. Sand (2013), ‘Enforcing CITES: The Rise and Fall of Trade Sanctions’, Review of European, Comparative and International Environmental Law, Special Issue: Focus on CITES+40, 22 (3), November, 251–63 PART VII ATMOSPHERE 24. David D. Caron (1991), ‘Protection of the Stratospheric Ozone Layer and the Structure of International Environmental Lawmaking’, Hastings International and Comparative Law Review, 14, 755–80 25. F. Sherwood Rowland (2001), ‘Atmospheric Changes Caused by Human Activities: From Science to Regulation’, Ecology Law Quarterly, 27 (4), January, 1261–93 26. David Freestone (2016), ‘The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change – The Basis for the Climate Change Regime’, in Cinnamon P. Carlane, Kevin R. Gray and Richard Tarasofsky (eds), The Oxford Handbook of International Climate Change Law, Part II, Chapter 5, New York, NY, USA: Oxford University Press, 97–119 27. Daniel Bodansky (2016), ‘The Legal Character of the Paris Agreement’, Review of European, Comparative and International Environmental Law, Special Issue: The Paris Agreement, 25 (2), July, 142–50 PART VIII OCEANS 28. Alan E. Boyle (1985), ‘Marine Pollution under the Law of the Sea Convention’, American Journal of International Law, 79 (2), April, 347–72 29. David Freestone and Zen Makuch (1996), ‘The New International Environmental Law of Fisheries: The 1995 United Nations Straddling Stocks Agreement’, Yearbook of International Environmental Law, 7 (1), 3–51 30. Ellen Hey (2011), ‘The Interplay between Multilateral Environmental and Fisheries Law: A Struggle to Sustainably Regulate Economic Activity – Including A Case Study of The North Sea’, Japanese Yearbook of International Law, 54, 190–217 31. Kristina M. Gjerde (2012), ‘Challenges to Protecting the Marine Environment beyond National Jurisdiction’, International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law, 27 (4), 839–47 PART IX HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES 32. Alexandre Kiss (1991), ‘The International Control of Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste’, Texas International Law Journal, 26, 521–39 33. Noelle Eckley Selin and Henrik Selin (2006), ‘Global Politics of Mercury Pollution: The Need for Multi-Scale Governance’, Review of European Community and International Environmental Law, 15 (3), November, 258–69 PART X SPECIFIC REGIMES 34. Steve Charnovitz (2007), ‘The WTO’s Environmental Progress’, Journal of International Economic Law, 10 (3), September, 685–706 35. Gregory Rose and Ben Milligan (2009), ‘Law for the Management of Antarctic Marine Living Resources: From Normative Conflicts towards Integrated Governance?’, Yearbook of International Environmental Law, 20 (1), 41–87 36. Ben Boer and Ian Hannam (2015), ‘Developing a Global Soil Regime’, International Journal of Rural Law and Policy, Special Edition: Soil Governance, 1, 1–13 37. Salman M. A. Salman (2015), ‘Entry into Force of the UN Watercourses Convention: Why Should it Matter?’, International Journal of Water Resources Development, 31 (1), 4–16 PART XI COMPLIANCE AND JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT 38. Günther Handl (1997), ‘Compliance Control Mechanisms and International Environmental Obligations’, Tulane Journal of International and Comparative Law, 5, Spring, 29–49 39. Alan Boyle and James Harrison (2013), ‘Judicial Settlement of International Environmental Disputes: Current Problems’, Journal of International Dispute Settlement, 4 (2), July, 245–76 Index

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Book SynopsisThis book offers a collection of methods and approaches aimed at resolving some of humanity's most pressing problems on a local and global level. Many of the techniques are practical, with straightforward application and demonstrated positive outcomes, while others are more visionary. Important for transitioning to a more sustainable world, these methods allow for the constructive challenging of existing Western development and governance. The four specific areas covered are: increasing the sustainability of cities, improving governance for sustainability, transitioning to more sustainable economies and encouraging sustainable living. Designing methodologies for change requires competence and knowledge, combined with courage to experiment and willingness to address a challenge. This book provides much-needed methodological solutions, which will have direct implications for the way policies are developed and decisions are made. It challenges many established notions and practices, such as democracy, innovation, urban planning, community participation and marketing. Innovative and creative, the approaches described in this book will be of particular interest to those at the frontier of knowledge development. With 30 contributors from 12 countries, the book will appeal to a global readership, including academics, professionals, practitioners, policy-makers, activists, civil society and anyone interested in sustainability.Contributors include: G. Allegretti, T. Atlee, A. Blinov, D. Bogueva, T. Bouricius, G. Burke, J. Byrne, P. Devereux, C. Eon, D. Galloway, L. Gorissen, X. Guo, J. Hartz-Karp, C. Hendrigan, K. Holmes, J. Hong, J. Kenworthy, D. Marinova, M. Marinova, A. Matan, P. Newman, L. Peral, S. Petrova, J. Pope, T. Raphaely, E. Safonov, L. Stocker, V. Todorov, R. Weymouth, S. WhiteTrade Review'This sustainability methods book is both practical and visionary, eclectic in some areas such as governance, and in-depth in others - such as sustainable cities. It includes innovative methods - tried and proven successful in different fields - but new to the field of sustainability; e.g., sortition, deliberative democracy and participatory budgeting. It covers areas rarely considered by sustainability aficionados, such as sustainable land grazing, food security, international security, ethical economics and entrepreneurship at micro and macro levels. The ''sustainability cosmos'' presented in the introduction succinctly frames the breadth and depth of the methods that follow. This is a book that needs to be read far more broadly than by an academic audience. It will also be of practical and provocative interest to the broad range of sustainability practitioners, activists, governments and others in civil society.' --Lyn Carson, newDemocracy Foundation, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: PART I: MORE SUSTAINABLE CITIES 1. Transport priorities shaping the urban fabric: new methods and tools Peter Newman 2. Methods to enable walkability Annie Matan 3. The good, the bad and the ugly in urban transport: comparing global cities for dependence on the automobile Jeff R. Kenworthy 4. Methods to enable residential building sustainability: integrating and evaluating energy, water, materials and liveability Christine Eon and Josh Byrne 5. Three models at three scales on the pillars of sustainability Cole Hendrigen PART II: BETTER GOVERNANCE FOR SUSTAINABILITY 6. A new methodological framework for improving sustainability and climate change governance Laura Stocker and Gary Burke 7. Deliberative democracy–democratic renewal capable of addressing sustainability Janette Hartz-Karp and and Rob Weymouth 8. Sortition: Envisaging a new form of democracy that enables decision-making for long term sustainability Terrill Bouricius 9. Sustainability assessment: A governance mechanism for sustainability Jenny Pope and Svetla Petrova 10. Achieving more sustainable global governance: the case of the Responsibility to Protect Luis Peral PART III: TRANSITIONING TO MORE SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIES 11. The role of transition initiatives in urban sustainability Janette Hartz-Karp and Leen Gorissen 12. Principles of ethical economics: A basis for transition to sustainability Dora Marinova, Vladislav Todorov, Andrey Blinov and Evgenii Safonov 13. Participatory budgeting: a methodological approach to address sustainability challenges Giovanni Allegretti and Janette Hartz-Karp 14. Understanding innovation for sustainability Dora Marinova, Jin Hong, Vladislav Todorov and Xiumei Guo 15. A systemic framework for entrepreneurship and sustainability Simon White PART IV. MORE SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS AND LIVING 16. Volunteerism: a crosscutting and relational method to achieve the sustainable development goals Peter Devereux, Laura Stocker and Kirsten Holmes 17. Restoring the rangelands David Galloway 18. Sustainability social marketing Diana Bogueva, Talia Raphaely, Dora Marinova and Mira Marinova 19. Public wisdom – the key to sustainability Tom Atlee CONCLUSION Janette Hartz-Karp and Dora Marinova Index

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Book SynopsisSupply chain management has long been a feature of industry and commerce but, with increasing demands from consumers, producers are spending more time and money investing in ways to make supply chains more sustainable. This exemplary Handbook provides readers with a comprehensive overview of current research on sustainable supply chain management. Multi-disciplinary in scope, the Handbook includes contributions from over 70 expert authors from a variety of areas including management, engineering, accounting, policy studies, innovation, and marketing. Chapters analyze the three core areas of sustainable supply chain management: environmental, economic, and social. The Handbook explores broad themes such as globalization and general organization strategies as well as examining more particular topics including particular industries, social and regulatory dimensions, and technological advances. Scholars and advanced business and management students will greatly benefit from the depth of analysis in this Handbook as well as the suggestions for directions for future research and practice. Written in an accessible style, it is also ideal for practitioners and government agencies seeking solutions to practical issues regarding sustainable supply chain management.Contributors include: A.Y. Alqahtani, M.A. Ates, S.G. Azevedo, C. Bai, P. Beske-Janssen, C. Brix-Asala, L.M.S. Campos, V. Carbone, L. Carmagnac, H. Carvalho, H.K. Chan, H.S.Y. Chen, T.C.E. Cheng, S.K. Cho, J. Dai, N. Darnall, L. Ellram, B. Fahimnia, Y. Feng, S. Goodarzi, D.B. Grant, J.H. Grimm, C. Groening, S.M. Gupta, A. Gurtu, I. Haavisto, Á. Halldórsson, J.S. Hofstetter, J. Hou, J. Hu, S. Hudson, S.E. Ibrahim, C.J.C. Jabbour, M.Y. Jaber, A.D. Joshi, A. Jug, R.U. Khalid, G. Kovács, K.-h. Lai, S. Liedke, J.J. Lim, M.K. Lim, J. Liu, A.B. Lopes de Sousa Jabbour, E. Marsillac, L. Meade, S.A. Melnyk, V. Moatti, A. Presley, J. Rezaei, Y. Sadaat, J. Sarkis, S. Schaltegger, D.G. Schniederjans, C. Searcy, S. Seuring, S. Shaw, R. Sroufe, C. Sundgren, K.H. Tan, W. Tate, M.-L. Tseng, D.A. Vazquez-Brust, M. Varsei, A. Vilmar, J. Wehner, E.W. Welch, M.G. Yalcin, A.Z. Zeng, F. Zeng, Q. Zhu, Q. ZhuTrade Review'Wide-ranging in scope, this book enables key experts from around the world to update many established areas and explore exciting new directions. In many chapters, multiple theories are integrated to better structure our field's current thinking: for example, on such topics as the diffusion of sustainable supply chain practices and the measurement of sustainable performance. Just as important, leading researchers explore the intersection of supply chain management with such fast-evolving topics as strategic ambidexterity, social networks, base-of-the-pyramid, and social enterprises. Overall, an excellent resource for both scholars and advanced students!' --Robert D. Klassen, Western University, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: 1. The Handbook on Sustainable Supply Chains: An Introduction Joseph Sarkis 2. Sustainability in the Globalization Era Sherwat Elwan Ibrahim 3. The Circular Economy and Green Supply Chain Management Junjun Liu, Qinghua Zhu and Yunting Feng 4. Diffusion of SSCM: where are we now and where are we going? Liliane Carmagnac, Valentina Carbone and Valérie Moatti 5. The Link Between Operations Strategy and Sustainable Supply Chain Management Melek Akın Ateş 6. Collaboration and Coordination in Sustainable Supply Chains Amy Z. Zeng and Jing Hou 7. Fundamentals of human resource management for environmentally-sustainable supply chains Charbel Jose Chiappetta Jabbour Ana Beatriz Lopes de Sousa Jabbour 8. Building the business case for sustainable supply chains Laura Meade and Adrien Presley 9. Sustainable supplier selection: A process view Jafar Rezaei 10. The Interplay of Green Marketing and Sustainable Supply Chain Management Jing Dai, Hing Kai Chan, Jia Jia Lim, Fangli Zeng 11. Consumers’ Role in the Green Supply Chain Christopher Groening and Qingyun Zhu 12. Sustainable Service Supply Chains Helen S. Y. Chen, Kee-hung Lai and T. C. E. Cheng 13. Ambidexterity and Sustainable Supply Chains Dara G. Schniederjans and Mehmet G. Yalcin 14. Reverse Supply Chains and Product Design Ammar Y. Alqahtani, Aditi D. Joshi and Surendra M. Gupta 15. Sustainable Supply Chain Design Mohsen Varsei 16. Lean and Green Supply Chains Susana G. Azevedo and Helena Carvalho 17. Mapping Lean Manufacturing Practices and Green Manufacturing Practices in Supply Chains Diego A. Vazquez-Brust and Lucila M. S. Campos 18. The Critical Relationship: Sustainability and Performance Measurement Management Robert Sroufe and Steven A. Melnyk 19. Performance Measurement in Sustainable Supply Chain Management – Linking Research and Practice Philip Beske-Janssen, Stefan Schaltegger and Sonja Liedke 20. Environmental or Sustainable Supply Chain Performance Measurement Standards and Certifications David B. Grant and Sarah Shaw 21. Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Carbon Emissions Shadi Goodarzi, Behnam Fahimnia and Joseph Sarkis 22. Sustainability in Logistics Erika Marsillac and Sarah Hudson 23. Transportation and Sustainable Supply Chains Amulya Gurtu, Cory Searcy and Mohammed Y. Jaber 24. Big Data Application in Sustainable Supply Chains: A Transportation Industry Case Jiayao Hu, Ming K Lim, Kim Hua Tan and Ming-Lang Tseng 25. Sustainable Supply Chains and Energy: Where “planet” meets “profit” Árni Halldórsson, Caroline Sundgren and Jessica Wehner 26. Sustainable Supply Chains and Social Networks: An Overview Wendy L. Tate and Lisa M. Ellram 27. A Framework for Managing Social Issues in Supply Chains Sadaat Ali Yawar and Stefan Seuring 28. Sustainable Supplier Management in a Base of the Pyramid Environment Carolin Brix-Asala, Arne Vilmar, Raja Usman Khalid and Stefan Seuring 29. Sustainability in humanitarian supply chains Ira Haavisto and Gyöngyi Kovács 30. Sustainable Supply Chains and Regulatory Policy Nicole Darnall, Eric W. Welch and Seong K. Cho 31. Multi-Tier Sustainable Supply Chain Management Joerg S. Hofstetter and Jörg H. Grimm 32. Green Supplier Development: A Review and Analysis Chunguang Bai and Joseph Sarkis 33. The Role of Social Enterprises in Sustainable Supply Chains Ales Jug Index

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Book SynopsisThe unprecedented advances in economic development witnessed over the past decades cannot continue if economic progress comes at the expense of the natural environment. The Sustainable Development Goals, agreed globally in 2015, define a vision of human development where economic, social and environmental domains interact to shape the prospects for future prosperity. This timely literature review highlights the contribution of economics to the study of sustainable development. It discusses some of the most influential articles on the topic by economists over the past fifty years. Environmental sustainability, an inherently interdisciplinary topic, is analysed from the perspectives of applied microeconomics, environmental and resource economics, ecological economics, development economics and public economics. Written by two subject experts, this research review is indispensable for anyone interested or working in the field.Trade Review‘The papers in this volume - many of them classics- portray economic activity, the state of the natural environment, and human wellbeing as being inextricably connected. As a collection, Sustainability Economics does more than establish where the field stands today. It also includes papers that mark the twists and turns that led researchers to this understanding. Atkinson and Fankhauser have curated an essential resource for anyone wanting to understand and to contribute to this literature.’ -- Scott Barrett, Columbia University, USTable of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction Giles Atkinson and Sam Fankhauser PART I MOTIVATION 1. Kenneth E. Boulding (1966), ‘The Economics of the Coming Spaceship Earth’, in Henry Jarrett (ed.), Environmental Quality In a Growing Economy, Chapter One, Baltimore, MD, USA and London, UK: Johns Hopkins Press, 3–14 2. Herman E. Daly (1974), ’The Economics of the Steady State’, American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings, 64 (2), May, 15–21 3. David Pearce (1976), ‘The Limits of Cost-Benefit Analysis as a Guide to Environmental Policy’, Kyklos, 29 (1), January, 97–111 4. Gro Harlem Brundtland (1985), ‘World Commission on Environment and Development – Statements of the Chairman’, Environmental Policy and Law, 14 (1), March, 26–30 5. Mick Common and Charles Perrings (1992), ‘Towards an Ecological Economics of Sustainability’, Ecological Economics, 6 (1), July, 7–34 6. Robert U. Ayres (2008), ‘Sustainability Economics: Where Do We Stand?’, Ecological Economics, 67 (2), September, 281–310 PART II ECONOMIC DEFINITIONS OF SUSTAINABILITY 7. Partha Dasgupta and Geoffrey Heal (1974), ‘The Optimal Depletion of Exhaustible Resources’, Review of Economic Studies: Symposium on the Economics of Exhaustible Resources, 41 (5), December, 3–28 8. R. M. Solow (1974), ‘Intergenerational Equity and Exhaustible Resources’, Review of Economic Studies: Symposium on the Economics of Exhaustible Resources, 41 (5), December, 29–45 9. John M. Hartwick (1977), ‘Intergenerational Equity and the Investing of Rents from Exhaustible Resources’, American Economic Review, 67 (5), December, 972–74 10. Robert M. Solow (1986), ‘On the Intergenerational Allocation of Natural Resources’, Scandinavian Journal of Economics: Growth and Distribution: Intergenerational Problems, 88 (1), March, 141–49 11. John Pezzey (1992), ‘Sustainability: An Interdisciplinary Guide’, Environmental Values, 1 (4), Winter, 321–62 12. Partha Dasgupta and Karl-Göran Mäler (2000), ‘Net National Product, Wealth, and Social Well-Being’, Environment and Development Economics, 5 (1), February, 69–93 13. Kirk Hamilton and John M. Hartwick (2005), ‘Investing Exhaustible Resource Rents and the Path of Consumption’, Canadian Journal of Economics, 38 (2), May, 615–21 14. Kirk Hamilton and Cees Withagen (2007), ‘Savings Growth and the Path of Utility’, Canadian Journal of Economics, 40 (2), May, 703–13 PART III MEASURES OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT A. Measures of Sustainability 15. Martin L. Weitzman (1976), ‘On the Welfare Significance of National Product in a Dynamic Economy’, Quarterly Journal of Economics, 90 (1), February, 156–62 16. John M. Hartwick (1990), ‘Natural Resources, National Accounting and Economic Depreciation’, Journal of Public Economics, 43 (3), December, 291–304 17. David W. Pearce and Giles D. Atkinson (1993), ‘Capital Theory and the Measurement of Sustainable Development: An Indicator of “Weak” Sustainability‘, Ecological Economics, 8 (2), October, 103–8 18. Kirk Hamilton and Michael Clemens (1999), ‘Genuine Savings Rates in Developing Countries’, World Bank Economic Review, 13 (2), May, 333–56 19. Kenneth J. Arrow, Partha Dasgupta, Lawrence H. Goulder, Kevin J. Mumford and Kirsten Oleson (2012), ‘Sustainability and the Measurement of Wealth’, Environment and Development Economics, 17 (3), June, 317–53 20. Elena G. Irwin, Sathya Gopalakrishnan and Alan Randall (2016), ‘Welfare, Wealth, and Sustainability’, Annual Review of Resource Economics, 8, October, 77–98 B. Natural Capital 21. Brian Walker, Leonie Pearson, Michael Harris, Karl-Göran Mäler, Chuan-Zhong Li, Reinette Biggs and Tim Baynes (2010), ‘Incorporating Resilience in the Assessment of Inclusive Wealth: An Example from South East Australia’, Environmental and Resource Economics, 45 (2), February, 183–202 22. James Boyd and Spencer Banzhaf (2007), ‘What Are Ecosystem Services? The Need for Standardized Environmental Accounting Units’, Ecological Economics, 63 (2–3), August, 616–26 23. Ian J. Bateman, Georgina M. Mace, Carlo Fezzi, Giles Atkinson and Kerry Turner (2011), ‘Economic Analysis for Ecosystem Service Assessments’, Environmental and Resource Economics, 48 (2), February, 177–218 24. Brendan Fisher, R. Kerry Turner and Paul Morling (2009), ‘Defining and Classifying Ecosystem Services for Decision Making’, Ecological Economics, 68 (3), January, 643–53 25. Eli P. Fenichel and Joshua K. Abbott (2014), ‘Natural Capital: From Metaphor to Measurement’, Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, 1 (1–2), Spring–Summer, 1–27 26. Mathis Wackernagel, Larry Onisto, Patricia Bello, Alejandro Callejas Linares, Ina Susana López Falfán, Jesus Méndez García, Ana Isabel Suárez Guerrero and Ma. Guadalupe Suárez Guerrero (1999), ‘National Natural Capital Accounting with the Ecological Footprint Concept’, Ecological Economics, 29 (3), June, 375–90 PART IV SUSTAINABILITY AND PROJECT APPRAISAL A. Environmental Cost-Benefit Analysis 27. E. B. Barbier, A. Markandya and D. W. Pearce (1990), ‘Environmental Sustainability and Cost-Benefit Analysis’, Environment and Planning A, 22 (9), September, 1259–66 28. Giles Atkinson and Susana Mourato (2008), ‘Environmental Cost-Benefit Analysis’, Annual Review of Environment and Resources, 33, November, 317–44 29. Richard T. Carson (2012), ‘Contingent Valuation: A Practical Alternative when Prices Aren’t Available’, Journal of Economic Perspectives, 26 (4), Fall, 27–42 B. Intergenerational Equity and Discounting 30. Anil Markandya and David W. Pearce (1991), ‘Development, the Environment, and the Social Rate of Discount’, World Bank Research Observer, 6 (2), July, 137–52 31. Partha Dasgupta (2008), ‘Discounting Climate Change’, Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 37 (2–3), December, 141–69 32. Nicholas Stern (2014), ‘Ethics, Equity and the Economics of Climate Change – Paper 2: Economics and Politics’, Economics and Philosophy, 30 (3), November, 445–501 C. Risk and Uncertainty 33. Robert S. Pindyck (2007), ‘Uncertainty in Environmental Economics’, Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, 1 (1), Winter, 45–65 34. Martin L. Weitzman (2009), ‘On Modeling and Interpreting the Economics of Catastrophic Climate Change’, Review of Economics and Statistics, XCI (1), February, 1–19 35. Geoffrey Heal and Antony Millner (2014), ‘Reflections: Uncertainty and Decision Making in Climate Change Economics’, Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, 8 (1), Winter, 120–37 PART V SUSTAINABILITY AND ECONOMIC GROWTH A. Environmental Drivers of Growth 36. John Luke Gallup, Jeffrey D. Sachs and Andrew D. Mellinger (1999), ‘Geography and Economic Development’, International Regional Science Review, 22 (2), August, 179–223, 225–232 37. Melissa Dell, Benjamin F. Jones and Benjamin A. Olken (2012), ‘Temperature Shocks and Economic Growth: Evidence from the Last Half Century’, American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 4 (3), July, 66–95 38. Jeffrey D. Sachs and Andrew M. Warner (2001), ‘The Curse of Natural Resources’, European Economic Review, 45 (4–6), May, 827–38 39. Christa N. Brunnschweiler and Erwin H. Bulte (2008), ‘The Resource Curse Revisited and Revised: A Tale of Paradoxes and Red Herrings’, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 55 (3), May, 248–64 B. Growth and Environmental Quality 40. David I. Stern (2004), ‘The Rise and Fall of the Environmental Kuznets Curve’, World Development, 32 (8), August, 1419–39 41. Joan Martínez-Alier, Unai Pascual, Franck-Dominique Vivien and Edwin Zaccai (2010), ‘Sustainable De-Growth: Mapping the Context, Criticisms and Future Prospects of an Emergent Paradigm’, Ecological Economics, 69 (9), July, 1741–47 42. Alex Bowen and Samuel Fankhauser (2011), ‘The Green Growth Narrative: Paradigm Shift or Just Spin?’, Global Environmental Change, 21 (4), October, 1157–59 43. Michael E. Porter and Claas van der Linde (1995), ‘Toward a New Conception of the Environment-Competitiveness Relationship’, Journal of Economic Perspectives, 9 (4), Fall, 97–118 Index

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Book SynopsisImproving the resilience of social systems is a goal increasingly adopted in our modern world. This unique and comprehensive Handbook focuses on the interdependencies of these social systems and the technologies that support them. It explores the ways in which the resilience of elements and social systems interact with each other to promote or undermine resilience for one or both, how these interactions manifest themselves through space and time, and how they can be shaped through active intervention.Original and multi-disciplinary contributions illustrate the nuances in the way resilience is interpreted through corresponding case studies and applications. The use of diverse tools, such as cost-effectiveness analysis, multi-criteria decision analysis, transition theory and network science provides readers with a balanced treatment of both theoretical issues surrounding resilience and applications to specific socio-technical systems. Case studies from across the globe are used to discuss the ways in which natural disasters, terror attacks, cyber attacks and infrastructure impact the resilience of these systems. Timely and innovative, this Handbook is an ideal resource for university think-tanks, researchers and advanced students exploring the resilience of both social and technical systems. Planners and policy-makers will also greatly benefit from the lessons drawn from contemporary case studies.Contributors include: D.L. Alderson, U. Bhatia, R. Biggs, C.R. Binder, R. Bowman, A. Cryan, N. Dormady, D. Fannon, K. Fischer, L. Fischer, A.R. Ganguly, B. Giese, S. Goessling-Reisemann, E. Gordon, H.-D. Hellige, B. Helmuth, S. Hiermaier, S. Lehnhoff, I. Linkov, K. Maciejewski, T. Malloy, S. Mirzaee, S. Mühlemeier, K. Poinsatte-Jones, A. Roa-Henriquez, J.C. Rocha, A. Rose, H. Rosoff, M. Ruth, A.J. Schaffer, B. Scharte, M. Schneider, S. Scyphers, J.C Stephens, P. Thier, B.D. Trump, A. von Gleich, M.E. Warner, D.D. Woods, R. WyssTrade Review'If you believe that resilience is the absence of vulnerability you should consult the new Handbook on Resilience of Socio-Technical Systems. The authors succeed in presenting excellent arguments and convincing evidence that resilience is an adoptive learning system that is not only able to cope with unpleasant surprises but can also grow as a result of such surprises. The book takes resilience to an alleviated stage of organizational performance: how to deal with uncertainty and ambiguity in a complex environment.' --Ortwin Renn, Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS), Germany'Policy-makers, business leaders and everyday people are becoming increasingly disorientated as turbulence and its consequences become more disruptive and destructive to the global community. They are in desperate need of guide to help them gather their bearings and provide a path forward, which makes the Handbook on Resilience of Socio-Technical Systems an especially important and timely contribution. This interdisciplinary compendium brings together a diverse group of top researchers to share their latest findings and insights. The reader of this volume will come away with a deep understanding of what it will take to thrive in the face of the array of stressors and shocks that lie before us.' --Stephen E. Flynn, Northeastern University, USTable of ContentsContents: Part I: Background and Foundations 1. Introduction to Resilience of Socio-technical Systems Matthias Ruth and Stefan Goessling-Reisemann 2. Towards a Responsible Resilience Axel Schaffer and Martin Schneider 3. The Metaphorical Processes in the History of the Resilience Notion and the Rise of the Ecosystem Resilience Theory Hans Dieter Hellige 4. Essentials of Resilience, Revisited David D. Woods 5. Overcoming Barriers to Greater Scientific Understanding of Critical Infrastructure Resilience David L. Alderson 6. Resilient Systems as a Biomimetic Guiding Concept Arnim von Gleich and Bernd Giese 7. From Probabilistic Risk Analysis to Resilience with Network Science: Lessons from the Literature and Best Practice Mary Warner, Udit Bhatia and Auroop Ganguly 8. On the Difference between Risk Management and Resilience Management for Critical Infrastructures Stefan Goessling-Reisemann and Pablo Thier 9. Resilience and Risk Governance: Current Discussion and Future Action Benjamin D. Trump, Kelsey Poinsatte-Jones, Timothy Malloy and Igor Linkov 10. Resilience Engineering – Chances and Challenges for a Comprehensive Concept Stefan Hiermaier, Benjamin Scharte, and Kai Fischer PART II: Analyses and Applications 11. Analyzing the Resilience of a Transition: An Indicator-based Approach for Socio-technical Systems Claudia R. Binder, Susan Mühlemeier and Romano Wyss 12. Leveraging Government Resiliency Assessments and Related Reports: Identifying and Redressing Recurring Gaps and Systemic Barriers through Content Analysis and Cross-Case Synthesis Russell Bowman 13. A Survey Approach to Measuring the Cost-Effectiveness of Economic Resilience to Disasters Noah Dormady, Adam Rose, Heather Rosoff and Alfredo Roa-Henriquez 14. Ecological Design for Urban Coastal Resilience Ashley Cryan, Brian Helmuth and Steven Scyphers 15. Regime Shifts in Social-Ecological Systems Kristi Maciejewski, Reinette, Biggs and Juan.C. Rocha 16. The reception of the resilience concept in the energy discourse, and genesis of the theory of resilient energy system design Hans Dieter Hellige 17. IT-Security for Functional Resilience in Energy Systems: Effect-centric IT-Security Lars Fischer and Sebastian Lehnhoff 18. Assessing Resilience in Energy System Change through an Energy Democracy Lens Jennie C. Stephens 19. Reconciling Diverse Perspectives of Decision Makers on Resilience and Sustainability Sahar Mirzaee, Matthias Ruth and David Fannon 20. Playable Problems: Game-Design Thinking for Civic Problem Solving Eric Gordon Index

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Book SynopsisThe triple bottom line has become the standard modus operandi for assessing the sustainability of financial markets, industries, institutions and corporations. This Research Handbook provides the most recent developments, current practices and new initiatives related to sustainable finance and impact investing. In doing so, it demonstrates how the triple bottom line principle can be used to design sustainable strategies for firms, markets and the economy as a whole. The Handbook covers aspects of socially responsible investment, finance and sustainable development, corporate socially responsible banking, green bonds and sustainable financial instruments. Comprising 20 topical chapters from experts in the field, this Handbook is a comprehensive investigation of financial services and products that help cope with sustainable investing and climate risk management. Chapters discuss the role of regulation framework in guaranteeing the stability and resilience of financial markets and offer insight into governance issues including the management of organizational risks, CSR culture, and social-impact investing culture. An essential reference for scholars and students, the multidisciplinary approach covers business, finance, accounting, management and entrepreneurship. Practitioners such as financial analysts, rating agencies and regulators will also find this an accessible read for exploring the possibilities the triple bottom line principle can provide.Contributors include: M. Amidu, W.R. Ang, M. Ariff, F. Aubert, H. Bassan, F. Bazzana, K. Berensmann, N. Boubakri, E. Broccardo, F. Dafe, F. de Mariz, K. Delchet-Cochet, M. Dempsey, G.N. Dong, K.U. Ehigiamusoe, J. Fouilloux, R. Gabriele, J.-F. Gajewski, J. Grira, K. Gupta, H. Issahaku, L. Kermiche, H.H. Lean, K.T. Liaw, N. Lindenberg, J.R. Mason, M. Mazzuca, R. McIver, C. Nitsche, G. Porino, J.M. Puaschunder, J.R.F. Savoia, M. Schröder, V. Tankoyeva, J.-L. Viviani, L.-C. Vo, O. Weber, A. ZareiTable of ContentsContents: Part I Sustainability, Financial Stability and Fraud 1. Financial Regulation and Fraud in CO2 Markets Joseph R. Mason 2. How to Better Detect Cases of Financial Reporting Fraud: Some New Findings from Earnings Restatements François Aubert, Jean-François Gajewski and Lamya Kermiche 3. Fostering green investment decisions: the real option approach Jessica Fouilloux and Jean-Laurent Viviani 4. Exchange Rate Instability: Relative Volatility, Risk and Adjustment Speed Mohamed Ariff and Alireza Zarei 5. Financial Instability: Economic and Financial Perspectives Michael Dempsey 6. The Stability of Financial System: An Analysis of the Determinants of Russian Bank Failures Viktoryia Tankoyeva, Flavio Bazzana and Roberto Gabriele 7. Sovereign Wealth Funds and Macroeconomic Stability: Before and After their Establishments Kizito Uyi Ehigiamusoe and Hooi Hooi Lean Part II Sustainability and Financial Markets 8. Financial Markets like Potter’s Hands? Rethinking Finance for Sustainability in a Civil Society Perspective Giulia Porino 9. An Alternative Way to Think of Finance: The Case of Innovative, Sustainable Financial Instruments Eleonora Broccardo and Maria Mazzuca 10. The Market Premium of Sustainability in Health-Care Sector Firms Gang Nathan Dong 11. Environmental Sustainability and Inter- and Intra- Industry Variation in Stock Returns: International Evidence Harjap Bassan, Kartick Gupta and Ron P. McIver 12. The Role of Financial Markets in Promoting Sustainability – A Review and Research Framework Mohammed Amidu and Haruna Issahaku 13. Financial Innovation with a Social Purpose: The Growth of Social Impact Bonds Frédéric de Mariz and José Roberto Ferreira Savoia 14. Asset Allocation and Green Bond Market K. Thomas Liaw 15. Demystifying Green Bonds Kathrin Berensmann, Florence Dafe and Nannette Lindenberg Part III CSR and Socially Responsible Investment 16. Models of Corporate Socially Responsible Banks: Financial Cooperatives, Islamic Banks, and Micro-Finance Institutions Narjess Boubakri and Jocelyn Grira 17. CSR Implementation in French SMEs: An Adapted Framework Karen Delchet-Cochet and Linh-Chi Vo 18. The Performance, Volatility, Downside Risk and Persistence of Socially Responsible Investments in Korea and the Impact of Korea Green New Deal Wei Rong Ang and Olaf Weber 19. Are SRI Funds Conventional Funds in Disguise or Do They Live up to Their Name? Christin Nitsche and Michael Schröder 20. Socio-psychological Motives of Socially Responsible Investors Julia M. Puaschunder Index

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Book SynopsisThis timely book documents and analyses the seriousness of growing national inequality in different regions around the world. It argues that the treatment of inequality in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is wholly insufficient due to their failure to recognise the growing difference between the income of work and the income of capital and the super rich, and the strain this places on a country's social fabric. Sustainable Development Goals and Income Inequality provides a critical view on how inequality is dealt with in the process of setting global goals. It reviews the development of inequality globally and the various processes leading up to formulation of the SDGs. With chapters from top researchers on inequality and development economics it provides a strong and unique intellectual basis for a more prominent treatment of inequality in the follow up process to the SDGs. Combining a global perspective and in-depth regional analysis, this book will be of interest to students and academics in sustainable development, social policy and development economics.Contributors include: T. Addison, A. Cornia, P. Edward, R. Jolly, M. Luebker, D. Nayyar, A. Sumner, P.A.G. van Bergeijk, R. van der Hoeven, J. Vandemoortele, R. VosTrade Review'The Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations have set the most ambitious development agenda in history. For the first time, income inequality was included as a specific goal, and one that is essential to stem one of the worst trends that the world has been experiencing in recent decades. Ambitious political efforts will be needed to reverse this trend because without equality the inclusive and transformative development that the SDGs have set cannot be achieved. Providing accessible analysis and evidence-based policy advice, Sustainable Development Goals and Income Inequality is a must read for development researchers and practitioners, politicians and concerned citizens alike.' --Jose Antonio Ocampo, Member of the Central Bank Board of Colombia, former UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs'Sustainable Development Goals and Income Inequality is a timely book. It discusses causes and consequences of the unprecedented rise of income inequality, and especially functional income inequality, over the last twenty years in developing countries. It demonstrates that the Sustainable Development Goals adopted in 2015, though acknowledging the inequality problem, provide only weak recommendations to stem this growing inequality. In this easily accessible book, well-known scholars thoroughly analyse and discuss policy alternatives for a more equal and transformative development process and portray what citizens and governments can do to achieve that.' --Thandika Mkandawire, London School of Economics, former Director, United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)'This book puts the post-2015 sustainable development agenda in thought-provoking perspective. The two editors and an expert group of leading thinkers and practitioners in the field of economic development take the reader on a most stimulating voyage into the realm of the MDGs and the SDGs. They pointedly ask whether the SDGs have the potential to address the thorny issues of inclusiveness in implementation, manageability, appropriate measurement and financial planning. The book departs from the need for transformative development and zooms in on the vast challenge of income inequality. A timely and much-needed contribution.' --Finn Tarp, Director, UNU-WIDERTable of ContentsContents: 1. The challenge to reduce income inequality (introduction and overview) Peter A.G. van Bergeijk and Rolph van der Hoeven 2. Broadening the development agenda for the SDG world Richard Jolly 3. From MDGs to SDGs: critical reflections on global targets and their measurement Jan Vandemoortele 4. From billions to trillions: towards reform of development finance and the global reserve system Rob Vos 5. Global inequality and global poverty since the Cold War: how robust is the optimistic narrative? Peter Edward and Andy Sumner 6. Is Latin America’s recent inequality decline permanent or temporary? Giovanni Andrea Cornia 7. Thirty years in Africa’s development: from structural adjustment to structural transformation? Tony Addison 8. Poverty, employment and inequality in the SDGs: heterodox discourse, orthodox policies? Malte Luebker 9. Can catch up reduce inequality? Deepak Nayyar 10. Can the SDGs stem rising income inequality in the world? Rolph van der Hoeven Index

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Book SynopsisElgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary. Evaluating achievements, challenges and future avenues for research, this book explores how new dimensions of knowledge and practice contest, reshape and advance traditional understandings of sustainable consumption governance. By questioning existing academic discourse and advocating collective solutions, up-and-coming and established scholars help readers to understand diverse governance processes through a wide variety of topics. These range from consumption impacts, the circular and sharing economy, sustainable business models, consumer behaviour and work time, to understanding the role of new actors such as prosumers and city governments. The research agenda supports transformative system changes to a more sustainable society. Policy makers at international, national and local levels will benefit from the practical advice offered and forward-thinking policy suggestions. It will also be a timely read for scholars of sustainability studies, sociology of consumption, political economy and political ecology, human geography, wellbeing, environment studies and human ecology looking to gain a more well-rounded understanding of the topic.Trade Review'How can we ensure a sustainable and just way of life for the Earth's inhabitants now and into the future? This important and authoritative collection pulls no punches when setting out the scale and complexity of the task ahead. Instead it rallies with optimism and hope around the grand challenge facing this generation. This book will energise, inspire and provoke in equal measures, and is a touchstone for researchers of the future.' --Gill Seyfang, University of East Anglia, UK'This book has a fresh and challenging conceptualization of sustainable consumption governance. Leading scholars provide a powerful framing of a highly needed research agenda; which is necessary to support urgently needed action to curb consumption and promote sustainable lifestyles and livelihoods. Systemic transformations and degrowing the throw-away economy are urgently needed; and books like this may help to frame a common approach.' --Philip J. Vergragt, Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands, and Founding Executive Board member, Sustainable Consumption Research and Action Initiative (SCORAI)Table of ContentsContents: Part I Introduction I. Towards a Research Agenda for Sustainable Consumption Governance Oksana Mont Part II Pre-conditions for sustainable consumption governance 2. Why only strong sustainable consumption governance will make a difference Sylvia Lorek and Doris Fuchs 3. Growth strategies and consumption patterns in transition: From Fordism to finance-driven capitalism Max Koch 4. Quantifying environmental impacts of consumption – Implications for governance Arnold Tukker 5. Challenges and research needs in evaluating the sustainability impacts of the sharing economy using input-output analysis Andrius Plepys and Jagdeep Singh Part III Alternative systems of provisioning and consuming 6. The role of business models for sustainable consumption: A pattern approach Florian Lüdeke-Freund, Tobias Froese and Stefan Schaltegger 7. An exploration of the significance of prosumption for sustainable consumption and its implications for sustainable consumption governance Matthias Lehner 8. Putting the sharing economy into perspective Koen Frenken and Juliet Schor Part IV Policies and alternative governors of sustainable consumption 9. It is never too late to give up, or is it? Revisiting policies for sustainable consumption Carl Dalhammar 10. Editing out unsustainability from consumption: From information provision to nudging and social practice theory Eva Heiskanen and Senja Laakso 11. The role of local governments in governing sustainable consumption and sharing cities Jenny Palm, Nora Smedby and Kes McCormick 12. From worktime reduction to a post-work future: Implications for sustainable consumption governance Maurie J. Cohen Index

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Book SynopsisExploring themes associated with corruption, sustainable development, and human rights and security, Robert J. Hanlon considers the political dynamics of corporate social responsibility (CSR) within the context of the ‘Asian Century’ and its place in an increasingly multipolar world.By assessing how social responsibility is changing the discourse around trade, development and diplomacy, Hanlon sheds light on how competing visions of social responsibility are influencing political narratives in China and the West, examining multipolarity, the construction of Global China, and the ascent of competitive pluralism. Chapters argue that the liberal economic order founded at Bretton Woods is wavering with Western governments and multinational corporations who are seeking new strategies to compete against China, especially in emerging economies known for weak governance structures and dysfunctional rule of law. As CSR emerges as a political tool for states and business actors, this timely book adopts a human security approach for assessing the weaponization of political values within an increasingly fragmented rule-based liberal order.Expanding on the themes of constructivism, competitive pluralism and progressive neoliberalism, while introducing the novel concept of developmental CSR, this forward-thinking book will prove a vital resource for students, scholars and policymakers interested in Asian politics, public policy, CSR and international relations.Trade Review‘Professor Hanlon has written a theoretically informed and empirically researched work that does what the title suggests: integrates the concepts of human security and corporate social responsibility in China. It is grounded in contemporary theoretical debates and demonstrates an impressive knowledge of Chinese practices in the realm of CSR and human rights. Highly recommended for students and scholars of Chinese economic development generally.’ -- David Detomasi, Queen’s University, Canada‘Through a careful survey of the rise of CSR in China’s domestic and international agendas, Robert Hanlon explores business ethics as not just a feature of corporate branding or a site of developmental struggle, but also as a state legitimizing tool against the backdrop of the multipolar world order of globalised capitalism.’ -- Ruben Gonzalez-Vicente, University of Birmingham, UK‘This timely book helps explain how China’s economic and political interests are shaping understandings of corporate social responsibility within China, and around the world. It should prove useful to those working in the fields of business and society, global governance, human rights, and political corporate social responsibility.’ -- Glen Whelan, Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada‘Human security concerns public goods for human beings, while enterprises act mainly for their private interests. Robert Hanlon, however, writes this intellectually innovative yet politically realistic and well-balanced book for discussing how enterprises may contribute to human security through fulfilling corporate social responsibility in this turbulent world.’ -- Guoguang Wu, University of Victoria, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Human security and corporate social responsibility 2. Constructing global China and the ascent of competitive pluralism 3. Developmental corporate social responsibility 4. Colonialist Asia and the shaping of China’s international relations 5. Regime legitimacy, human rights and corruption 6. CSR and human security in China 7. CSR and China’s global push Conclusions Bibliography Index

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

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Book SynopsisSustainable development brings together a series of normative themes related to negotiating environmental limits, to addressing equity, needs and development, and to the process of transformation and transition. To mark the 30th Anniversary of Our Common Future (1987), that first placed sustainable development on the global agenda, the editors have brought together a group of international scholars from a range of social science backgrounds. They have discussed these same themes ? looking backwards in terms of what has been achieved, assessing the current situation with respect to sustainable development, and looking forwards to identify the key elements of the future agenda. This book presents a series of critical reflections on these enduring themes. The overriding concern is with the present and with the future as the editors seek to explore the question: What next for sustainable development?Trade Review'This book is a masterful round up of 30 years of sustainable development thinking by some of the topic's most renowned and deep thinkers. The authors expose the progress made in the last 30 years, but also many gaps, flaws and more dangerous trends accompanying our times. Sustainable development now involves more forward and critical ideas, such as de-growth, critiques of fossil capitalism, insistence on equity and redistribution, moving towards ethics of care and eco-social policies focused on satisfying human needs within planetary boundaries. This book thus is a timely summary and renewed introduction to a complex and engaging body of thought, a path forward for the possibility of global human progress in troubled times.' --Julia Steinberger, University of Leeds, UK'The editors have brought together a distinguished international team of social scientists from different disciplines to assess the legacy of the landmark Brundtland report, Our Common Future (1987), along with the present and future prospects for sustainable development in the Anthropocene. The world is at a critical ecological juncture. This book is a must read for anyone seeking to understand how to accelerate the transition to a more equitable development path that can safe-guard both local ecosystems and Earth Systems.' --Robyn Eckersley, University of Melbourne, Australia'Is sustainable development ''everything'' or ''something''? This edited volume makes a very important contribution to the discourse on critically analyzing the content, process and outcomes of sustainable development politics and policies; a discourse very different from the United Nations sponsored program for promoting sustainable development, which has been seriously ''stymied'' and ''diluted'' at the international and national levels of implementation.' --Carlo Aall, Western Norway Research Institute, and Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, NorwayTable of ContentsContents: Forward Preface 1. Introduction James Meadowcroft, David Banister, Erling Holden, Oluf Langhelle, Kristin Linnerud and Geoffrey Gilpin Part I Setting the Context 2. Our Common Future in Earth Systems perspective Simon Dalby 3. A normative model of sustainable development: how do countries comply? Kristin Linnerud, Erling Holden, Geoffrey Gilpin and Morten Simonsen Part II Negotiating environmental limits 4. The global sustainability challenges in the future: the energy use, materials supply, pollution, climate change and inequality nexus Harald Ulrik Sverdrup 5. Implications of deep decarbonisation pathways for sustainable development Sabine Fuss 6. Brundtland+30: the continuing need for an indicator of environmental sustainability Paul Ekins and Arkaitz Usubiaga Part III Equity, needs and development 7. Sustainability and redistribution Iris Borowy 8. Necessities and luxuries: how to combine redistribution with sustainable consumption Ian Gough 9. Taming equity in multilateral climate politics: A shift from responsibilities to capacities Sonja Klinsky and Aarti Gupta Part IV Transitions and transformation 10. The Transition to Sustainability as Interbeing . . . or: from oncology to ontology Felix Rauschmayer 11. Taking climate change and transformations to sustainability seriously Karen O’Brien 12. Sustainability and the politics of transformations: from control to care in moving beyond Modernity Andy Stirling 13. Politics and technology: deploying the state to accelerate socio-technical transitions for sustainability Oluf Langhelle, James Meadowcroft, and Daniel Rosenbloom Part V Facing the future 14. Beyond limits: making policy in a climate changed world Eva Lövbrand 15. A Future for Sustainable Development? David Banister 16. What Next for Sustainable Development? David Banister, Erling Holden, Oluf Langhelle, Kristin Linnerud, James Meadowcroft and Geoffrey Gilpin Index

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Book SynopsisThis timely book offers a critical account of key governance challenges of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Illustrating China’s efforts to expand its idea of a sustainable eco-civilization, thereby ‘greening’ the BRI, it explores the disputes that have emerged from this process and subsequent complications resulting from geopolitical competition. R. James Ferguson presents a critical analysis of China’s Green BRI, discussing the environmental impact of BRI corridors and its overall importance in harmonising the twin policy agendas of human development and environmental preservation. The author evaluates security and geopolitical challenges for the BRI in the context of China’s new globalism and emerging asymmetric co-governance. Demonstrating the need for improved governance of the BRI for a sustainability transition in global affairs, Ferguson suggests a range of strategies to compete with, complement or transform the BRI into a more multilaterized Green BRI. This cutting-edge book is crucial reading for academics and researchers in political science and international relations focusing on contemporary Chinese governance and the significance of sustainable development for the BRI. Its unique practical insights and policy recommendations will also benefit policy advisors and environmental organizations that are engaging with green governance issues.Trade Review‘If the future direction of China's Belt and Roads initiative has baffled you, this book is the key to unlock its mysteries. The author – a world authority on the subject – not only provides a clear account of what has happened in the “greening” of the Belt and Roads since its inception, but also places the analysis within the context of the raging controversy about Chinese foreign policy. Ferguson provides a compelling case for a more sober debate regarding Beijing's attempt to bring human development and environmental needs into harmony. This is a must-read for anyone who has an interest in the future.’ -- Joseph M. Siracusa, Curtin University (Perth) and Australia Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: PART I GREENING THE BELT AND ROAD 1. Green silk: China’s governance gamble 2. Eco-Civilizations in the global context 3. Greening the Belt and Road Initiatives 4. Knowledge production for the BRI: open narratives as networked power 5. Central and northern corridors as governance challenges PART II THE SECURITY NEXUS 6. Contested maritime and Pacific links 7. China: a net security stakeholder? PART III CHINA’S CHALLENGED VISION OF GLOBAL ORDER 8. China’s new globalism: engaging the opposition? 9. The China paradox: asymmetric co-governance PART IV CONCLUSION – THE NEED FOR REFORM 10. Evolving beyond the global governance deficit Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisElgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas. This critical review of sustainable tourism, from its beginnings in the late 1980s to the present, examines the pressing challenges posed by the effects of global warming and the persistence of deep poverty and social unrest in many regions. David Weaver explores the convergence of mass and 'alternative' tourism as a dominant theme. Originally perceived as two incompatible forms of tourism, they are positioned in this book through enlightened mass tourism as unified components of a single global 'tourisystem' with the power to achieve sustainable tourism. Key features include: a global systems perspective the presentation of enlightened mass tourism as an aspirational outcome discussion of climate change, resilience and smart tourism as major challenges for sustainable tourism. Offering a concise introduction to the topic, tourism students will appreciate the clear look into the benefits and challenges of sustainable tourism. This will also be an insightful read for destination managers and tourism officials responsible for implementing sustainable outcomes. Trade Review‘I have constantly kept my eyes open for a course book that would provide insights and question provoking content for more advanced level students as well as teachers. Even during my first reading, it became obvious that David Weaver’s Advanced Introduction to Sustainable Tourism is a very nice book for this purpose.’ -- Kaarina Tervo-Kankare, Journal of Qualitative Research in Tourism'Advanced Introduction to Sustainable Tourism provides a global perspective on the major developments and parameters of sustainable tourism across a 40-year period. By challenging common misconceptions, the book will undoubtably stimulate further interest in sustainable tourism from students, scholars and industry practitioners.' -- Brent Moyle, Griffith University, Australia'One of the best and most detailed critiques of the development of sustainable tourism and its associated problems, presented through a highly personal and persuasive overview of the emergence of modern tourism in its many forms by one of the leading scholars in the field.' -- Richard Butler, Strathclyde University, UKTable of ContentsContents Preface 1. Introducing the era of tourism 2. The dawn of sustainable tourism 3. Mass and alternative tourism: From dichotomy to amalgamation 4. In pursuit of sustainable mass tourism 5. Selected contexts 6. Three trends 7. Conclusion Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisElgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas. This critical review of sustainable tourism, from its beginnings in the late 1980s to the present, examines the pressing challenges posed by the effects of global warming and the persistence of deep poverty and social unrest in many regions. David Weaver explores the convergence of mass and 'alternative' tourism as a dominant theme. Originally perceived as two incompatible forms of tourism, they are positioned in this book through enlightened mass tourism as unified components of a single global 'tourisystem' with the power to achieve sustainable tourism. Key features include: a global systems perspective the presentation of enlightened mass tourism as an aspirational outcome discussion of climate change, resilience and smart tourism as major challenges for sustainable tourism. Offering a concise introduction to the topic, tourism students will appreciate the clear look into the benefits and challenges of sustainable tourism. This will also be an insightful read for destination managers and tourism officials responsible for implementing sustainable outcomes. Trade Review‘I have constantly kept my eyes open for a course book that would provide insights and question provoking content for more advanced level students as well as teachers. Even during my first reading, it became obvious that David Weaver’s Advanced Introduction to Sustainable Tourism is a very nice book for this purpose.’ -- Kaarina Tervo-Kankare, Journal of Qualitative Research in Tourism'Advanced Introduction to Sustainable Tourism provides a global perspective on the major developments and parameters of sustainable tourism across a 40-year period. By challenging common misconceptions, the book will undoubtably stimulate further interest in sustainable tourism from students, scholars and industry practitioners.' -- Brent Moyle, Griffith University, Australia'One of the best and most detailed critiques of the development of sustainable tourism and its associated problems, presented through a highly personal and persuasive overview of the emergence of modern tourism in its many forms by one of the leading scholars in the field.' -- Richard Butler, Strathclyde University, UKTable of ContentsContents Preface 1. Introducing the era of tourism 2. The dawn of sustainable tourism 3. Mass and alternative tourism: From dichotomy to amalgamation 4. In pursuit of sustainable mass tourism 5. Selected contexts 6. Three trends 7. Conclusion Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisHas the COVID-19 pandemic derailed the global community’s commitment to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals by 2030? Are we heading for environmental collapse? Can we avert a climate catastrophe and enable peace, justice, and shared futures for humanity? These questions call for transformational change. This book explores the root causes of today’s failures and lays out a plan for real-world innovation labs using a SMART future design paradigm to achieve the UN’s 17 sustainability goals and 169 targets. SMART futures is a ‘systems literacy’ approach to problem solving that allows us to address challenges of our VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous) world as an integrated whole. This new paradigm shifts us from silo thinking to systems thinking. With lively storytelling and thought-provoking analysis, Dr. Claire Nelson opens a doorway to the future, and a vision of what success might look like. Her stories from the future present worldviews of the feminine and from the global South, which are often absent from contemporary global futures discourse.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a detailed analysis of the economic and environmental impacts of climate change on the tropical ecosystems in Tanzania. Topics covered include agriculture, marine resources, wildlife, and weather forecasting. The analyses concentrate on real and potential impacts of climate change, focusing on changes in temperature and precipitation. Adaptive capacity and strategies for enhancing resilience (such as changing crop types and crop patterns in farming) are described. Particular attention is paid to climate change impacts on vulnerability and resilience in communities and ecosystems with special reference to extreme events such as droughts and flooding. The book: is among the first books to analyse in detail climate change effects in Tanzania, highlighting the unique vulnerability of communities and ecosystems in East Africa from a socio-ecological point of view. discusses potential future threats as well as providing solutions to current problems. examines the application of local knowledge systems when formulating solutions. The book is essential reading for researchers on climate change and socio-economic impacts in tropical rural economies and of broad interest to climate change scientists, tropical ecologists, conservationists and agricultural scientists.Table of Contents1: Introduction 2: Living and Responding to Climate Variability and Change among Coffee and Banana Farmers in the Highlands of Moshi Rural District, Tanzania 3: Cassava as an Adaptation Crop to Climate Variability and Change in Coastal Areas of Tanzania: A Case of Mkuranga District 4: Agro-Ecosystems Resilience and Social-Ecological Vulnerability Index to Climate Change in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania 5: Effects of Conservation Agriculture on Farmers’ Livelihoods in the Face of Climate Change in Balaka District, Malawi 6: A Comparative Cost-Benefit Analysis of Mobile and Sedentary Pastoral Production Systems in Selected Villages in Northern Tanzania 7: Locally Based Responses to Impacts of Climate Change in Pastoral Landscapes of Northern Tanzania 8: Assessment of Socio-Ecological Resilience of Agro-Pastoralists to Climate Change and Variability Impacts in Bariadi District, Tanzania 9: Natural Resource Use Conflicts in a Changing Climate: The Case of the Wetlands of Kilombero and Kilosa Districts in Tanzania 10: The Role of Ecosystem Services in Enhancing Climate Change Resilience to Local Communities: The Case of Ngarambe - Tapika Wildlife Management Area, Rufiji District, Tanzania 11: Effectiveness of Existing Climate Smart Agricultural Practices in Tehuledere District, Northeastern Ethiopia 12: Community Livelihoods and Ecosystem Integrity in Makere Forest Reserve, Western Tanzania 13: Weather Forecasting and Communication in the Upper Great Ruaha Catchment Area 14: Lessons Learnt and the Way Forward for Research on Climate Change in Tanzania

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Book SynopsisThis book offers a wide, in-depth study of the gender-climate change-agriculture nexus. The crux of understanding these connections comprises gender equality and tools to measure gender discrimination, the evolution of the concept of gender inclusiveness and its concerns; and the need to address the same by formulating gender-inclusive policymaking. Despite the fact that more than 50 years have elapsed since gender concerns were included in explorations of this nexus, there is still ambiguity around the foundations, connections, and approaches for planning gender-inclusive climate policies. This book aims to clear that ambiguity by: · Being the first to explore exclusively this issue in detail. · Revealing how and why consideration of gender is so important for understanding how climate change impacts rural communities and agricultural systems globally. · Exploring every dimension of climate change (including belief systems and perceptions, knowledge, experience, coping strategies, adaptation, and mitigation strategies) and linking it to gender. It includes new theoretical and methodological approaches that go far beyond the household as the unit of analysis (using various approaches, including intersectional analysis). The book not only throws light on major themes of research, but also covers different methodologies ranging from review methods to mathematical models, conceptual frameworks and empirical analysis. It will be of wide interest to students, scholars, and researchers in gender studies, agriculture, climate change and rural development research, and also to practitioners, extension workers, and planners designing new climate-resilient practices.Table of ContentsPart I: Setting the Context Chapter 1: Introduction Part II: Gendering Climate Change Chapter 2: Gender Matters in Agriculture and Climate Change Chapter 3: Gender-inclusive Climate Policies Part III: A Gender Analysis in Climate Events Chapter 4: Farmer’s Cognitive Perspectives in Dealing with Climate Risk: A Narrative Review Chapter 5: Gender in Dealing with Climate Risk: Data Triangulation Evidence Part IV: Gender Responses to Climate Changes Chapter 6: Coping Strategies and Adaptation Strategy: Framings and Perspectives Chapter 7: Gender Inclusiveness in Climate-smart Agriculture Chapter 8: Gender-differentiated Responses to Climate Risk: Conceptual Literature Review Part V: Gender and Social Inclusion Dimension in Farming System Analysis Chapter 9: Unpacking Heterogeneous Nature of Climate Stresses and Varying Gendered Roles Across Crop Cycles Chapter 10: Gender, Climate Change and Sustainable Farming Systems Part VI: Methodological Underpinnings and Suggestions for Future Research Chapter 11: Gender Analysis for Climate-smart Agriculture: Perspectives and Research Implications Chapter 12: Mediator and Moderator Variables in Gender Analysis Chapter 13: Methodological Applications for Future Research Plans for CRS

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Book SynopsisWINNER: 2020 International Solid Waste Association Publication Award Among other factors, rapid global population growth, our development model and patterns of production and consumption have increased waste generation worldwide to unsustainable rates. This rise has led to crises in many countries where waste management practices are no longer sound. Global Waste Management outlines the emerging global waste crisis considering the perspectives of developed and developing countries around the world and the international relationships between them. This book provides an ecological viewpoint as well as studying these problems from a legal and justice standpoint. Global Waste Management contextualises the problems faced when dealing with waste including the causes and origins. Focus is given to cross border waste transfer, as an ongoing and controversial practice, making waste management a global matter. This book scrutinizes existing international, European and Brazilian regulation on waste to highlight the complexity of the subject and the weaknesses of the law. Using a critical and socio-ecological approach, the book proposes an original model of governance to support a new system of global waste management that takes into account ecological sustainability and social justice to overcome the waste crisis. To create these models, a theoretical framework on socio-ecological justice is developed and combined with different discourses and theories described throughout the book. This is the essential guide to understanding the global waste crisis and the future of waste management.Trade Review"The book provides a brilliant description of the mechanisms behind the waste crisis, one of the biggest challenges for creating a more sustainable future. Kamila Pope offers a sharp analysis of how we arrived in this situation and shows how adequate governance could lead us out of it. A paradigm shift in the current dominant economic model and legal order for the use of a more systemic view is wisely proposed. This is an essential read for all working in sustainability issues and environmental policy." * Dr. Michelle Bonatti, Deputy Head, Sustainable Land Use in Developing Countries Dept, Leibniz Agricultural Landscape Research Center *"The issue of global waste management is ripe with challenges of social-ecological justice. This applies to national jurisdictions, but increasingly so to cross-border waste transfers to the Global South. This book casts a sharp eye on the striking absence of systemic legal control instruments. Against this backdrop, Kamila Pope suggests the creation of international regulation oriented towards ecological integrity and dignity of life in an intra- and inter-generational perspective. This book is an alert of a global problem and a handbook for its solution; a must-read for decision-makers and scholars alike." * Christina Voigt, Professor of International Law, University of Oslo *"This timely book shows depth and urgency of the global waste crisis and critiques the liberal, anthropocentric model underpinning current waste management. It makes a well-reasoned case for laws based on eco-centric ethics. Indeed, nothing short of a paradigmatic shift to ecological law and governance is needed to solve the problem of waste and, for that matter, of disintegrating Earth systems (climate, oceans, biodiversity)." * Klaus Bosselmann, Chair, Ecological Law and Governance Association, Professor, University of Auckland *"International trade of substances and objects which are not anymore, or never were, interesting for the owner, is a phenomenon which deserves scientific attention and critical analysis. Following an exhaustive research, Kamila Pope went beyond the mere legal approach in the framework of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, and has presented a multidisciplinary approach to the global problem of waste management. The visualising data methods included in the book enhance effective communication and contribute to a thorough understanding of the main central message of the book: the equity or inequity of international relations among world regions, as a consequence of waste management options. Global Waste Management can help change the mindset of those who are concerned with the effects of current production and consumption patterns and waste management system between the so called Global North and Global South Regions. Kamila Pope's book provides clear insights on the best waste management options necessary to trigger a shift from a linear economy based on a throwaway society, towards a new circular economy paradigm, based on a frugal, responsible and more sustainable society." * Alexandra Aragão, Professor of Environmental Law, Faculty of Law, University of Coimbra *"This is a book worthy to read because it brings a fresh perspective to a long-standing problem, the continuously but silently increasing waste crisis. Adopting the socio-ecological perspective and digging deeper to material flow analysis, urban metabolism and environmental justice narratives, the book not only presents the on-going waste crisis but documents the need for a systemic shift towards a new scientific paradigm that will start from governance. The need for a new global governance pattern that will include not only waste but mainly material flows is one of the key-elements of the systemic shift required and its necessity is one of the most important outcomes of this book. I also believe that the book includes valuable suggestions that bridge the gap between the mainstream circular economy discussion and the role of waste management. I strongly suggest this book to any professional, researcher or decision-maker that deals with waste management, especially to the ones that are looking for a fresh perspective and are dealing with global waste flows." * Antonis Mavropoulos, President of the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA) *"This original and far-ranging book shows the reader how waste is both a problem of justice and a legal challenge, especially as it crosses national boundaries from the Global North to the Global South. Pope offers careful insights into the critical case of Brazil while never losing sight of how it fits into larger patterns of the global waste management system. Highly recommended!" * Kathryn Hochstetler, Professor of International Development, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) *"Kamila Pope's Global Waste Management is absolutely a timely book on the subject of international waste challenge and governance. I believe that Chinese policymakers, researchers and citizens will find this book thoughtful and helpful for three reasons. Firstly, the book focuses on the hot issue of cross-border waste transfer which China has been fighting against. Secondly, the book develops a theoretical framework which combines social justice and ecological sustainability and calls for a paradigm shift in this field. Thirdly, the book proposes a new model of global waste governance which would help to tackle the international waste crisis more reasonably and effectively." * Zhu Dajian, Professor and Director, Institute of Sustainable Development and Governance, Tongji University *"Thought-provoking and altruistic, this book provides a fascinating angle addressing the waste management debacles and the so-called 'waste emergencies' that are encountered by many countries to date. In this highly researched book, Dr. Pope provides her insights and models to deal with the waste crisis, which is highly critical in recent times. She supports the theory that waste is a justice problem, which is spot on and yet often neglected in the mainstream schools of thought. It is well known that there are recurrent trans-boundary movement of hazardous and other wastes, and while the typical discourses are usually revolving around the technical matters, this book delves deeper to understand the root of the waste problem. As such, it is a quintessential reference for researchers, students, government officials, and consultants working in the waste sector all around the world. The knowledge gained from the book may provide a base for critical thinking to deal with the waste issues in the readers' respective countries." * Dr. Aretha Aprilia, Environmental Specialist, CDM Smith Europe GmbH, Jakarta, Indonesia *"I first read work written by Kamila Pope in 2017, when she wrote a book on Planned Obsolescence. It was highly informative and became a required reading for my environmental law students. I approached this new book, on Global Waste Management, with the same high expectation especially since waste management is now a thorn in the flesh for national and global policy makers. Kamila explores the problem of global waste and examines the enduring challenge of waste management whereas our production seems are designed to generate continuous waste flows. With in-depth skill and evident knowledge, the author provides possible models that could help policy makers. She also discusses important tools such as the management of materials flows, which embraces prevention of waste generation in the first place, as the most effective way to avoid waste at all. Clearly, Dr. Kamila Pope is an authority in this field, and through this book, has provided valuable conceptual and practical solutions that will remain relevant for a long time. It is a text I highly recommend to students of environmental law, policy, management or governance; as well as academics and practitioners concerned with waste management across the world." * Dr. Robert Kibugi, Senior Lecturer in Law, School of Law, University of Nairobi *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction; Section - ONE: The socio-ecological problem of waste; Chapter - 01: The waste crisis – origins and causes; Chapter - 02: Waste as a problem of justice; Chapter - 03: Models to overcome the waste crisis; Section - TWO: A new waste management system for a sustainable and just future; Chapter - 04: Waste as a legal problem; Chapter - 05: Legal regulation of cross-border waste transfer; Chapter - 06: Global governance and the management of waste; Chapter - 07: Conclusion; Chapter - 08: References and further reading; Chapter - 09: Index

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Book SynopsisWINNER: 2020 International Solid Waste Association Publication Award Among other factors, rapid global population growth, our development model and patterns of production and consumption have increased waste generation worldwide to unsustainable rates. This rise has led to crises in many countries where waste management practices are no longer sound. Global Waste Management outlines the emerging global waste crisis considering the perspectives of developed and developing countries around the world and the international relationships between them. This book provides an ecological viewpoint as well as studying these problems from a legal and justice standpoint. Global Waste Management contextualises the problems faced when dealing with waste including the causes and origins. Focus is given to cross border waste transfer, as an ongoing and controversial practice, making waste management a global matter. This book scrutinizes existing international, European and Brazilian regulation on waste to highlight the complexity of the subject and the weaknesses of the law. Using a critical and socio-ecological approach, the book proposes an original model of governance to support a new system of global waste management that takes into account ecological sustainability and social justice to overcome the waste crisis. To create these models, a theoretical framework on socio-ecological justice is developed and combined with different discourses and theories described throughout the book. This is the essential guide to understanding the global waste crisis and the future of waste management.Trade Review"The book provides a brilliant description of the mechanisms behind the waste crisis, one of the biggest challenges for creating a more sustainable future. Kamila Pope offers a sharp analysis of how we arrived in this situation and shows how adequate governance could lead us out of it. A paradigm shift in the current dominant economic model and legal order for the use of a more systemic view is wisely proposed. This is an essential read for all working in sustainability issues and environmental policy." * Dr. Michelle Bonatti, Deputy Head, Sustainable Land Use in Developing Countries Dept, Leibniz Agricultural Landscape Research Center *"The issue of global waste management is ripe with challenges of social-ecological justice. This applies to national jurisdictions, but increasingly so to cross-border waste transfers to the Global South. This book casts a sharp eye on the striking absence of systemic legal control instruments. Against this backdrop, Kamila Pope suggests the creation of international regulation oriented towards ecological integrity and dignity of life in an intra- and inter-generational perspective. This book is an alert of a global problem and a handbook for its solution; a must-read for decision-makers and scholars alike." * Christina Voigt, Professor of International Law, University of Oslo *"This timely book shows depth and urgency of the global waste crisis and critiques the liberal, anthropocentric model underpinning current waste management. It makes a well-reasoned case for laws based on eco-centric ethics. Indeed, nothing short of a paradigmatic shift to ecological law and governance is needed to solve the problem of waste and, for that matter, of disintegrating Earth systems (climate, oceans, biodiversity)." * Klaus Bosselmann, Chair, Ecological Law and Governance Association, Professor, University of Auckland *"International trade of substances and objects which are not anymore, or never were, interesting for the owner, is a phenomenon which deserves scientific attention and critical analysis. Following an exhaustive research, Kamila Pope went beyond the mere legal approach in the framework of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, and has presented a multidisciplinary approach to the global problem of waste management. The visualising data methods included in the book enhance effective communication and contribute to a thorough understanding of the main central message of the book: the equity or inequity of international relations among world regions, as a consequence of waste management options. Global Waste Management can help change the mindset of those who are concerned with the effects of current production and consumption patterns and waste management system between the so called Global North and Global South Regions. Kamila Pope's book provides clear insights on the best waste management options necessary to trigger a shift from a linear economy based on a throwaway society, towards a new circular economy paradigm, based on a frugal, responsible and more sustainable society." * Alexandra Aragão, Professor of Environmental Law, Faculty of Law, University of Coimbra *"This is a book worthy to read because it brings a fresh perspective to a long-standing problem, the continuously but silently increasing waste crisis. Adopting the socio-ecological perspective and digging deeper to material flow analysis, urban metabolism and environmental justice narratives, the book not only presents the on-going waste crisis but documents the need for a systemic shift towards a new scientific paradigm that will start from governance. The need for a new global governance pattern that will include not only waste but mainly material flows is one of the key-elements of the systemic shift required and its necessity is one of the most important outcomes of this book. I also believe that the book includes valuable suggestions that bridge the gap between the mainstream circular economy discussion and the role of waste management. I strongly suggest this book to any professional, researcher or decision-maker that deals with waste management, especially to the ones that are looking for a fresh perspective and are dealing with global waste flows." * Antonis Mavropoulos, President of the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA) *"This original and far-ranging book shows the reader how waste is both a problem of justice and a legal challenge, especially as it crosses national boundaries from the Global North to the Global South. Pope offers careful insights into the critical case of Brazil while never losing sight of how it fits into larger patterns of the global waste management system. Highly recommended!" * Kathryn Hochstetler, Professor of International Development, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) *"Kamila Pope's Global Waste Management is absolutely a timely book on the subject of international waste challenge and governance. I believe that Chinese policymakers, researchers and citizens will find this book thoughtful and helpful for three reasons. Firstly, the book focuses on the hot issue of cross-border waste transfer which China has been fighting against. Secondly, the book develops a theoretical framework which combines social justice and ecological sustainability and calls for a paradigm shift in this field. Thirdly, the book proposes a new model of global waste governance which would help to tackle the international waste crisis more reasonably and effectively." * Zhu Dajian, Professor and Director, Institute of Sustainable Development and Governance, Tongji University *"Thought-provoking and altruistic, this book provides a fascinating angle addressing the waste management debacles and the so-called 'waste emergencies' that are encountered by many countries to date. In this highly researched book, Dr. Pope provides her insights and models to deal with the waste crisis, which is highly critical in recent times. She supports the theory that waste is a justice problem, which is spot on and yet often neglected in the mainstream schools of thought. It is well known that there are recurrent trans-boundary movement of hazardous and other wastes, and while the typical discourses are usually revolving around the technical matters, this book delves deeper to understand the root of the waste problem. As such, it is a quintessential reference for researchers, students, government officials, and consultants working in the waste sector all around the world. The knowledge gained from the book may provide a base for critical thinking to deal with the waste issues in the readers' respective countries." * Dr. Aretha Aprilia, Environmental Specialist, CDM Smith Europe GmbH, Jakarta, Indonesia *"I first read work written by Kamila Pope in 2017, when she wrote a book on Planned Obsolescence. It was highly informative and became a required reading for my environmental law students. I approached this new book, on Global Waste Management, with the same high expectation especially since waste management is now a thorn in the flesh for national and global policy makers. Kamila explores the problem of global waste and examines the enduring challenge of waste management whereas our production seems are designed to generate continuous waste flows. With in-depth skill and evident knowledge, the author provides possible models that could help policy makers. She also discusses important tools such as the management of materials flows, which embraces prevention of waste generation in the first place, as the most effective way to avoid waste at all. Clearly, Dr. Kamila Pope is an authority in this field, and through this book, has provided valuable conceptual and practical solutions that will remain relevant for a long time. It is a text I highly recommend to students of environmental law, policy, management or governance; as well as academics and practitioners concerned with waste management across the world." * Dr. Robert Kibugi, Senior Lecturer in Law, School of Law, University of Nairobi *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction; Section - ONE: The socio-ecological problem of waste; Chapter - 01: The waste crisis – origins and causes; Chapter - 02: Waste as a problem of justice; Chapter - 03: Models to overcome the waste crisis; Section - TWO: A new waste management system for a sustainable and just future; Chapter - 04: Waste as a legal problem; Chapter - 05: Legal regulation of cross-border waste transfer; Chapter - 06: Global governance and the management of waste; Chapter - 07: Conclusion; Chapter - 08: References and further reading; Chapter - 09: Index

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Book SynopsisThe centrality of natural resources to global economic growth has placed the debate over their ownership and control at the forefront of legal, territorial and political disputes. Combining both legal and policy expertise with academic and practitioner perspectives this book considers the dimensions of natural resource governance at a time when disputes over their use grow more acute. Focusing on the law, regulation and governance of natural resources, this timely work examines in detail the conflicts and contradictions arising at the intersection between international economic law, sustainable development and other areas of international law, most notably human rights law and environmental law. Exploring the views of different stakeholder groups in the natural resources sectors, key chapters consider whether their differing interests and concerns are adequately addressed under national and international law. This book will appeal to scholars of law, political science and development studies. It will also benefit policy practitioners and advocacy specialists in development NGOs, research institutes and international organisations.Contributors include: S. Adelman, J.P. Bohoslavsky, C. Buggenhoudt, L. Cotula, D. Davitti, J. Faundez, J. Justo, L. Martin, J. McEldowney, S. McEldowney, C. Ochoa, D. Ong, M. Picq, F. Smith, C. Tan, J. Van Alstine, E. WilsonTrade Review'The editors are to be congratulated on a timely and thought-provoking collection of essays that reappraise the international legal and political framework for natural resource governance and its impact on sustainable development.' --Mary Footer, University of Nottingham School of Law, UK'This is an innovative and intellectually enriching collection of essays on a very topical subject. The contributors present critical analysis and original approaches to interaction and tensions in various areas of international law, also addressing the legal questions arising from its fragmentation, a topic debated by the International Law Commission. Providing a fascinating insight into the workings of international law within various sectors of activities in developing countries and the tensions arising therefrom, such as between investors and local communities in natural resources projects, this book is a very rich source of knowledge. It is highly recommended for both practitioners and scholars.' --Malgosia Fitzmaurice, Queen Mary University of London, UK'This collection of essays on natural resources and sustainable development shines a light on the many vistas of the topic. While each chapter brings a refreshing review of extant literature on the specific area of enquiry, the indepth analysis of particular jurisdictions or industries makes for a better understanding of the issues at stake. In some cases new ground is broken where the authors debunk old ideas. Manuela Lavinas Picq's chapter on ''situating the amazon in world politics'' is a good example. After reading it, one is not likely to view the Amazon in the same way again. I recommend this book to scholars and practitioners alike.' --Victor Essien, International Journal of Legal InformationTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction Celine Tan and Julio Faundez 2. Investment Treaties, Natural Resources and Regulatory Space: Technical Issues and Political Choice in International Investment Law Lorenzo Cotula 3. Risky Business: Political Risk Insurance and the Law and Governance of Natural Resources Celine Tan 4. The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative in Africa: Overcoming the Resource Curse and Promoting Sustainable Development Emma Wilson and James van Alstine 5. BITs, State Regulation and Business-Related Human Rights Violations in Water and Sanitation Services Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky, Liber Martin and Juan Justo 6. Away from the Spotlight: Foreign Investment in the Afghan Extractive Sector and the State’s Duty to Protect the Right to Water Daria Davitti 7. The Governance of Natural Resources in Latin America: The Commodities Consensus and the Policy Space Conundrum Julio Faundez 8. Generating Conflict: Gold, Water and Vulnerable Communities in the Colombian Highlands Christiana Ochoa 9. Situating the Amazon in World Politics Manuela Lavinas Picq 10. Tropical Forests, Climate Change and Neoliberal Environmental Governmentality Sam Adelman 11. The Role of Law in the Economy and in Regulating Natural Resources and Environmental Protection in China John McEldowney 12. Natural Resources and Global Value Chains: What Role for the WTO? Fiona Smith 13. Sustainable Chemical Regulation in a Global Environment Sharron McEldowney 14. Litigation Against Multinational Oil Companies in Their Home State Jurisdictions: An Alternative Legal Response to Pollution Damage in Foreign Jurisdictions David Ong 15. The Public Interest in International Investment Arbitration on Natural Resources Claire Buggenhoudt Index

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Book SynopsisDiscussing how intellectual property (IP) rights play a role in tackling the challenge of securing sustainable development, renowned scholars consider how the core objective of IP rights to promote innovation and development of new knowledge aligns with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This authoritative book provides an in-depth analysis of the multi-faceted interface between this core objective and the SDGs.Chapters analyse selected interrelations between IP law and other areas of law, including energy and financial law. Contributors explore the dimension of social development through timely examples such as the global solar photovoltaic market, the trend towards reusing and recycling, and the digital distribution of news services. This thought-provoking book argues for sustainable markets as an overreaching and contextual approach to the role of IP rights in tackling the challenges of the UN SDGs.Taking a market-based approach to IP rights and the SDGs, this engaging book will be of value to students and scholars of intellectual property and environmental law, as well as policymakers, practitioners and NGOs concerned with corporate social and environmental responsibility.Trade Review'This is an excellent book which explores an important issue for scholarship and society. The editors have drawn together high-quality scholars from a diverse range of geographical and legal disciplinary backgrounds. They have delivered a work which crosses silos and engages directly with the cultural, commercial, market-based and technological elements with which intellectual property and sustainability are entwined. The contributions are of individual significance and the work as a whole will be of interest to scholars, policymakers and industry as they develop their future paths to combining and delivering the key goals of sustainability, sustainable development and appropriate protection for IP.' -- Abbe Brown, University of Aberdeen, UK'Ole-Andreas Rognstad and Inger B. Ørstavik’s edited volume on IP and sustainable markets makes a timely and important contribution to the growing literature on the intersection of intellectual property and sustainable development. The chapter authors are all highly regarded experts in their fields, ranging from international environmental and intellectual property law treaties to domestic legislation. Their practical recommendations would, if adopted, result in welcome changes to our current international sustainable development infrastructure.' -- Joshua Sarnoff, DePaul University, US'This clear-sighted book on intellectual property and sustainable development provides a road map for a transition to a circular economy. The research explores the role of international institutions such as the WIPO, WTO and WHO in the realization of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. This research highlights the nexus between intellectual property and environmental policies in respect of clean energy, climate change and sustainable development.' -- Matthew Rimmer, Queensland University of Technology, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: 1 Intellectual property and sustainable markets: introduction 1 Ole-Andreas Rognstad and Inger B. Ørstavik 2 Why are intellectual property rights hardly visible in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals? 12 Hans Morten Haugen 3 Realigning TRIPS-plus negotiations with UN Sustainable Development Goals 38 Peter K. Yu 4 Disrupted creativity: cultural sustainability in peril 63 Daniel J. Gervais 5 Repairing and re-using from an exclusive rights perspective: towards sustainable lifespan as part of a new normal? 81 Taina Pihlajarinne 6 Revisiting the concept of ‘trade mark piracy’ in light of sustainable development goals: a discussion of the Norwegian ‘Apple Case’ 101 Ole-Andreas Rognstad 7 A modern role for intellectual property rights in sustainable finance, prudential banking and capital adequacy regulation 115 Janice Denoncourt 8 Intellectual property rights, technology development and market dynamics in the renewable energy sector 158 Inger B. Ørstavik 9 Smart Grid standards development and patent protection in the United States: striking the balance between dramatic overhaul of the electric grid and encouragement of innovation 188 Joel B. Eisen and Kristen Jakobsen Osenga 10 The treatment of intellectual property rights in open innovation models: new business models for the energy transition 207 Catherine Banet Index

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Book SynopsisNature-based tourism (NBT) is a sector where entrepreneurial success is highly knowledge-driven. This insightful book offers a comprehensive evaluation of NBT in a Nordic context, highlighting how long-established Nordic traditions of outdoor recreation practices can reveal lessons for the field more broadly.Featuring contributions from expert scholars, Nordic Perspectives on Nature-Based Tourism examines the links between place-based resources and value-added experiences. It considers the way in which NBT calls for an integrated approach to manage resources for both outdoor recreation and the development of commercial experience products. Chapters explore Nordic and international perspectives, local communities, market dynamics, firms, creativity, innovations and value-added experience products.Undergraduate and graduate students and scholars in tourism and related fields such as geography, planning, hospitality, outdoor recreation and natural resource management will find the knowledge and understanding gained from the book invaluable. It will also prove useful for policymakers, entrepreneurs and volunteers.Trade Review‘This new book on nature-based tourism is of scientific and practical relevance far beyond the Nordic countries with their tradition of friluftsliv. With its profound analyses from local natural and cultural resources market mechanisms and entrepreneurial innovations and ultimately to real tourist experiences, the book will serve the next generation of students and professionals as a standard reference when planning research projects, developing business plans or designing campaigns to further nature-based tourism in any region of the world.’ -- - Marcel Hunziker, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Switzerland‘Fredman and Haukeland’s collection of chapters on the Nordic Perspectives on Nature-based Tourism provides a holistic understanding of the complex socio-ecological system of nature-based tourism. Although the focus is on the Nordic region, the trends, concepts, and frameworks translate to international nature-based tourism, which is of extreme importance for a population looking to nature for escape and enjoyment. This book provides practitioners and academics an excellent direction to understand and explore that system.’ -- - Taylor V. Stein, University of Florida, US‘Freedom, air (space), life and the right of public access to an outdoor heritage are cornerstones of this book on nature-based tourism. Whether it be international trends and issues; sustainability, conservation and livelihoods; or resilience thinking in tourism development from a nationwide, regional or local level, this is the most comprehensive perspective on nature-based tourism I’ve seen. Although laced with Nordic perspective, the lessons learned for recreation and tourism development and management internationally on a global scale or for revamping a university curriculum on natural resource tourism at a local scale in the USA make it a necessary read.’ -- - Stuart Cottrell, Colorado State University, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface xii Introduction xiii Peter Fredman and Jan Vidar Haukeland PART I NORDIC AND INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON NATURE-BASED TOURISM 1 Nature-based tourism in a Nordic context 2 Peter Fredman, Jan Vidar Haukeland, Liisa Tyrväinen, Stian Stensland and Sandra Wall-Reinius 2 Trends in nature-based tourism 16 Jan Vidar Haukeland, Peter Fredman, Dominik Siegrist, Liisa Tyrväinen, Kreg Lindberg and Yasmine M. Elmahdy PART II PLACE-BASED RESOURCES AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES 3 Frameworks to understand natural and cultural resources in nature-based tourism 33 Knut Bjørn Stokke, Morten Clemetsen, Øystein Aas, Thrond O. Haugen, Stian Stensland and Thomas Haraldseid 4 From tourist destination to local meeting place: enhancing visitor experiences and social resilience in rural communities 50 Morten Clemetsen, Knut Bjørn Stokke, Jorunn Barane and Thomas Haraldseid 5 Nature-based tourism and community resilience 64 Kreg Lindberg, Magnar Forbord and Rita Moseng Sivertsvik 6 Planning the tourism landscape across protected area borders 80 Knut Bjørn Stokke and Morten Clemetsen PART III MARKET DYNAMICS AND SEGMENTS 7 Characteristics of different nature-based tourism activity markets 96 Petter Dybedal, Jan Vidar Haukeland and Kathrin Stemmer 8 Nature-based tourism package choices: a comparison across birdwatchers, mountain bikers and hikers 111 Kathrin Stemmer, Knut Veisten, Kreg Lindberg and Peter Fredman 9 ‘Good’, ‘bad’ or ‘ugly’ tourism? Sustainability discourses in nature-based tourism 130 Monica A. Breiby, Hogne Øian and Øystein Aas PART IV FIRMS, CREATIVITY AND INNOVATIONS 10 Characteristics of nature-based tourism firms 144 Stian Stensland, Magnar Forbord, Knut Fossgard and Kristin Løseth 11 The importance of interactions and networks in the nature-based tourism industry 162 Magnar Forbord and Rita Moseng Sivertsvik 12 Creativity and innovation in nature-based tourism: a critical reflection and empirical assessment 175 Matthias Fuchs, Knut Fossgard, Stian Stensland and Tatiana Chekalina 13 Commercial mountaineering, Norwegian friluftsliv and the gradual march of commodification 194 Kristin Løseth and Peter Varley PART V VALUE-ADDED EXPERIENCE PRODUCTS 14 The nature-based tourism product 208 Knut Fossgard and Peter Fredman 15 Facilitating smartly packaged nature-based tourism products through mobile CRM applications 222 Tatiana Chekalina, Knut Fossgard and Matthias Fuchs 16 Fantastic, magical and grandiose: nature’s role in event design 237 Lusine Margaryan and Peter Fredman 17 Visual staging of nature-based experiencescapes: perspectives from Norwegian tourism and event sectors 250 Lusine Margaryan and Knut Fossgard 18 A Nordic perspective on wildlife tourism experiences 263 Stian Stensland, Øystein Aas, Hilde Nikoline Hambro Dybsand and Thrond O. Haugen 19 Concluding remarks 281 Jan Vidar Haukeland and Peter Fredman Index

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Book SynopsisThis timely book documents and analyses the seriousness of growing national inequality in different regions around the world. It argues that the treatment of inequality in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is wholly insufficient due to their failure to recognise the growing difference between the income of work and the income of capital and the super rich, and the strain this places on a country's social fabric. Sustainable Development Goals and Income Inequality provides a critical view on how inequality is dealt with in the process of setting global goals. It reviews the development of inequality globally and the various processes leading up to formulation of the SDGs. With chapters from top researchers on inequality and development economics it provides a strong and unique intellectual basis for a more prominent treatment of inequality in the follow up process to the SDGs. Combining a global perspective and in-depth regional analysis, this book will be of interest to students and academics in sustainable development, social policy and development economics.Contributors include: T. Addison, A. Cornia, P. Edward, R. Jolly, M. Luebker, D. Nayyar, A. Sumner, P.A.G. van Bergeijk, R. van der Hoeven, J. Vandemoortele, R. VosTrade Review'The Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations have set the most ambitious development agenda in history. For the first time, income inequality was included as a specific goal, and one that is essential to stem one of the worst trends that the world has been experiencing in recent decades. Ambitious political efforts will be needed to reverse this trend because without equality the inclusive and transformative development that the SDGs have set cannot be achieved. Providing accessible analysis and evidence-based policy advice, Sustainable Development Goals and Income Inequality is a must read for development researchers and practitioners, politicians and concerned citizens alike.' --Jose Antonio Ocampo, Member of the Central Bank Board of Colombia, former UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs'Sustainable Development Goals and Income Inequality is a timely book. It discusses causes and consequences of the unprecedented rise of income inequality, and especially functional income inequality, over the last twenty years in developing countries. It demonstrates that the Sustainable Development Goals adopted in 2015, though acknowledging the inequality problem, provide only weak recommendations to stem this growing inequality. In this easily accessible book, well-known scholars thoroughly analyse and discuss policy alternatives for a more equal and transformative development process and portray what citizens and governments can do to achieve that.' --Thandika Mkandawire, London School of Economics, former Director, United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)'This book puts the post-2015 sustainable development agenda in thought-provoking perspective. The two editors and an expert group of leading thinkers and practitioners in the field of economic development take the reader on a most stimulating voyage into the realm of the MDGs and the SDGs. They pointedly ask whether the SDGs have the potential to address the thorny issues of inclusiveness in implementation, manageability, appropriate measurement and financial planning. The book departs from the need for transformative development and zooms in on the vast challenge of income inequality. A timely and much-needed contribution.' --Finn Tarp, Director, UNU-WIDERTable of ContentsContents: 1. The challenge to reduce income inequality (introduction and overview) Peter A.G. van Bergeijk and Rolph van der Hoeven 2. Broadening the development agenda for the SDG world Richard Jolly 3. From MDGs to SDGs: critical reflections on global targets and their measurement Jan Vandemoortele 4. From billions to trillions: towards reform of development finance and the global reserve system Rob Vos 5. Global inequality and global poverty since the Cold War: how robust is the optimistic narrative? Peter Edward and Andy Sumner 6. Is Latin America’s recent inequality decline permanent or temporary? Giovanni Andrea Cornia 7. Thirty years in Africa’s development: from structural adjustment to structural transformation? Tony Addison 8. Poverty, employment and inequality in the SDGs: heterodox discourse, orthodox policies? Malte Luebker 9. Can catch up reduce inequality? Deepak Nayyar 10. Can the SDGs stem rising income inequality in the world? Rolph van der Hoeven Index

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Book SynopsisThis book describes the sustainable development journey of 15 business families committed to using their enterprises as a force of societal good. In turn, each family reaps benefits of high economic returns, while contributing to society and environment. The youngest family firm is in its 20s, while there are others over 100 years of age. Size, industry, locations vary. But all these business families share a deep shared commitment towards sustainable development, control over strategic decision-making in their firms and trans-generational continuity intentions. Family values embed their enterprises with a strong sense of purpose to achieve their chosen sustainable development goals. Professionalized systems and processes foster the development of capabilities, and partnerships with a variety of stakeholders ensure the simultaneous achievement of social, environmental and profitability goals.Educators, students, policy makers and business families interested in sustainable development will find new understanding of family business through Pioneering Family Firms' Sustainable Development Strategies.Trade Review'Based on 15 case studies of innovative business families from North America, Europe, Asia and Oceania, Dita and Sanjay Sharma have distilled practical lessons on how to establish and transform family businesses for long-term success in an ever changing business environment where sustainability issues are increasingly important. An excellent contribution to the world of family businesses.'/i> -- Thomas Schmidheiny and Dieter Spälti, Indian School of Business, India'We tend to celebrate family businesses for their dedication to their values and purpose. However, we cannot just assume that sustainable development strategies are in-built for family enterprises. They require vision and champions to have a real impact. Nothing is more inspiring than to see such strategies in action which is why you will thoroughly enjoy this book and its global case studies. It provides us with a much-needed foundation for this conversation both academically and practically.' -- Ramia El Agamy, Editor-in-Chief of Tharawat Magazine, Host of The Family Business Voice'This book is a treasure trove of inspiration and wisdom for any family interested in responsible ownership. Its breadth and depth of knowledge is quite extraordinary. Best practice from decades of experience is distilled between its covers.' -- Andrew Wates, Past Chairman, Wates Family Holdings, UK; Inaugural Chair, Polaris Committee, Family Business NetworkTable of ContentsContents: PART I INTRODUCTION 1 Pioneering business families committed to sustainable development 2 Pramodita Sharma and Sanjay Sharma PART II DESIGNED FOR SUSTAINABILITY 2 Sustainability comes naturally: Rocky Mountain Soap Company, a purpose-driven family business 52 Pramodita Sharma, Sanjay Sharma and Alexa Steiner 3 Supreme Creations and Wings of Hope: A symbiotic care of environment and society 76 Pramodita Sharma, Sanjay Sharma and Alyssa Schuetz 4 Biofilter: A Hungarian champion for the circular economy and stakeholder capitalism 99 Caroline Seow and Maria José Parada PART III TRANSFORMED FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 5 The evolution of a sustainable energy family business: The case of Thermax 125 Kavil Ramachandran and Yashodhara Basuthakur 6 Kemin Industries: A sustainable future in focus 151 Justin B. Craig and Gary Bowman 7 Social capital as a pathway to sustainability at State Garden 175 Pramodita Sharma and Rocki-Lee DeWitt 8 Griffith Foods: Nourishing the world 203 Stuart L. Hart 9 Royal Van Wijhe Coatings: Sustainability over four generations 234 Judith van Helvert and Rosemarie Steenbeek 10 GMA Garnet’s circular economy: Jebsen & Jessen’s leadership in environmental sustainability 252 Marta Widz and Vanina Farber 11 Tahbilk: A fifth-generation Australian family wine business’s journey to sustainability 277 Michael Browne, Chris Graves and Francesco Barbera PART IV INSTITUTIONAL LEADERSHIP FOR SUSTAINABILITY 12 The role of family values in institutional change toward sustainability in the Bordeaux wine industry 304 Sanjay Sharma, Tatiana Bouzdine-Chameeva and Joerg S. Hofstetter 13 The Wallenberg family of Sweden: Sustainable business development since 1856 336 Sarah Jack and Mattias Nordqvist Index

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Book SynopsisThis innovative Research Handbook answers crucial questions about how individuals and organisations can make a difference towards sustainability. Offering an integrative perspective on sustainability agency, it reviews individual, active, organisational and relational forms of sustainability agency, demonstrating the capacity of individuals and organisations to act toward sustainable futures. The Research Handbook investigates the relationships between agency and sustainability, demonstrating the importance of agency for different types of sustainability challenges, including mitigating environmental change and resource depletion. International contributors offer a multidisciplinary overview of the field, constructing detailed literature reviews on its many angles and variations. Concluding with a consolidative meta-review of sustainability agency, the Research Handbook offers directions for future research in the discipline. Crucial reading for scholars and researchers of sustainability, this cutting-edge Research Handbook is particularly useful for those exploring new avenues for research in relation to agency. It will also benefit graduate students looking for an interdisciplinary perspective in the field, as well as practitioners, advocates and NGOs hoping to understand ways in which sustainability can be enacted in various contexts.Table of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to the Research Handbook of Sustainability Agency 1 Satu Teerikangas, Katariina Koistinen, Tiina Onkila, Marileena Mäkelä PART I INDIVIDUAL AGENCY 2 Theorising individual agency within sociotechnical sustainability transitions frames: a social psychological review 29 Paul Upham, Paula Bögel, Rita G. Klapper and Eva Kašperová 3 Sustainability agency at the top of the organization: microfoundations research on corporate sustainability 46 Ashley Salaiz, Shih-chi (Sana) Chiu and Judith L. Walls 4 Not dinosaurs but dynamos: the roles of middle managers in corporate social responsibility and sustainable development issues 62 Gustavo Birollo, Susana Esper and Linda Rouleau 5 Barriers to implementing sustainability experienced by middle managers in the Fast-Moving Consumer Goods and Retail sector 75 Andrew Mountfield, Kelly Hrajnoha, Leslie Koh, Lija Lascenko, Renata Puchala and Cornelia Schalch 6 Employee agency in the context of organisational sustainability 92 Sally Russell, Fay Giæver and Tiina Onkila 7 The role of ambivalence in sustainable consumption: literature review and research agenda 103 Jenni Sipilä PART II ACTIVE AGENCY 8 Roles and practices of institutional workers in climate change action: a review 123 Jan Hermes and Mikołaj Pawlak 9 Sustainability activism: a review of the state of the art 139 Marileena Mäkelä and Laura Olkkonen 10 Emotions in sustainability work: the case of ecopreneurs 157 Fay Giæver and Sally Russell 11 Social entrepreneurship as sustainability agency 166 Hanna Lehtimäki, Subhanjan Sengupta, Ville-Veikko Piispanen and Kaisa Henttonen 12 Agency of citizen collectives in sustainable transitions: the case of renewable energy cooperatives in Europe 178 Thomas Hoppe and Beau Warbroek 13 Social movement organizations’ agency for sustainable organizing 194 Helen Etchanchu, Frank G.A. de Bakker and Giuseppe Delmestri PART III RELATIONAL AGENCY 14 Stakeholder engagement in sustainability transitions 211 Lara Gonzalez-Porras, Anna Heikkinen, Johanna Kujala and Riikka Tapaninaho 15 Partnerships to save the planet? Motivations, types and impacts of sustainability partnerships 227 Barbara Gray and Art Dewulf 16 The role of sustainability agency in mergers and acquisitions 245 Noelia-Sarah Reynolds and Melanie E. Hassett 17 Circular economy ecosystems: a typology, definitions, and implications 257 Leena Aarikka-Stenroos, Paavo Ritala and Llewellyn D. W. Thomas 18 Agency and sustainability in the construction industry 274 Niamh Murtagh and Natalya Sergeeva 19 Distributed agency in living labs for sustainability transitions 290 Anil Engez, Paul H. Driessen, Leena Aarikka-Stenroos and Marika Kokko 20 The interagency cycle in sustainability transitions 303 Ari Jokinen, Jarmo Uusikartano, Pekka Jokinen and Marika Kokko PART IV GOVERNANCE 21 Law, agency and sustainability: the role of law in creating sustainability agency 318 Jaakko Salminen and Mikko Rajavuori 22 Predictions from Transitions theories, Dynamic Capabilities and Real Options theory on the role of governments as agents of sustainability 331 Ilias Krystallis and Katariina Koistinen 23 Local governments using their agency in sustainable transitions 346 Thomas Hoppe 24 Corporate sustainability from a strategic management perspective: one way for companies to support sustainability transitions 362 Romana Rauter and Sabrina Lämmerer 25 Sustainable consumption in the developing world: the case of India 376 Shenaz Rangwala and Chanaka Jayawardhena 26 Sustainability practices in informal economies: actors, roles, and research outlook 390 Stefan Gröschl PART V SUSTAINABILITY AGENCY 27 Synthesis and future research directions 400 Satu Teerikangas, Katariina Koistinen, Tiina Onkila and Marileena Mäkelä Index

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Book SynopsisSustainability is a top priority for organizations and a key strategy in corporate agendas, but the effective deployment of any strategy demands that the strategy is consistent, functional, and aligned. This Handbook advocates sustainability strategies that encompass environmental, social, and economic dimensions at department-level.Split into sections covering business strategies in marketing, innovation and entrepreneurship, operations management and information systems, finance and accounting, and human resources, this Handbook provides a comprehensive view of the development and deployment of sustainability-driven business strategies across an entire organization. The last section uses case studies to provide a better understanding of the features and tools needed to develop and implement a sustainability-driven business strategy in practice.Distinguishing the important role of each functional area, this Handbook will be a key reference for those researching on sustainability-related topics across business and management. Beyond the academic contributions, this Handbook also provides practical guidelines for managers interested in implementing sustainability-driven business strategies in their workplace.Trade Review'Addressing the grand challenges of our time will require collaborative efforts across organizational and disciplinary boundaries. Sustainability is arguably one of the major challenges that has received attention for quite some time but for which progress is also hampered due to limited perspectives on both problems and solutions. Luckily, this book offers a step in the right direction as it not only bridges sustainability and business strategies--in itself a major factor for actually achieving change--but it also does so by drawing on different disciplines. By offering a basis for comparing and contrasting different domains and perspectives, this book helps to better understand the complexity of the underlying problem and thereby also contributes to research and practice.' -- Marcel Bogers, Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands'I strongly recommend the Handbook of Sustainability-Driven Business Strategies in Practice as an essential reading for all stakeholders in the sustainability ecosystem, wishing to make concrete and practical efforts in driving sustainable business in the real world. The challenge in sustainability is always moving beyond rhetoric to actual practice and implementation, and this Handbook can provide useful tips and strategies to push for more progress and make our world a better place.' -- Dima Jamali, University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates'Sustainability is high on the corporate and public agenda but developing and implementing strategies for sustainability often remains challenging. In this edited volume, Markovic, Sancha, and Lindgreen bring together a rich collection of chapters examining sustainability-driven business strategies from a holistic perspective. Considering sustainability strategies across the main functional business areas, the different chapters offer an inspiring set of ideas and experiences that can guide both research and practice on this important theme.' -- Frank de Bakker, IESEG School of Management, France'Sustainability has quickly become a key business imperative in contemporary markets. Stefan Markovic, Cristina Sancha, and Adam Lindgreen have edited a timely Handbook that covers the perspectives of versatile business domains and functions in a comprehensive manner, and offers rich insight for developing and researching sustainability-driven business strategies. This book is useful for anyone seeking to understand how businesses can realize opportunities for differentiation, renewal, and enhanced value creation through sustainability.' -- Elina Jaakkola, University of Turku, Finland'Professors Markovic, Sancha, and Lindgreen have compiled in a single handbook a great set of actionable ideas on how to design and deploy sustainability strategies across a variety of organizations, industries, and countries. What is most appealing is that the Handbook moves beyond corporate strategy and takes the reader to how corporate strategies get applied across each of the key functional areas such as marketing, finance, and HR, with a closing section discussing specific cases to further illustrate sustainability-driven business strategies in action.' -- Ruth V. Aguilera, D'Amore-McKim School of Business, Northeastern University, US'Sustainability is today's leading business imperative. For the sake of our planet and humanity, businesses must find effective, profitable ways to assure a future for our natural environment, while providing safe, meaningful work that allows employees to live and prosper. Sustainability efforts cannot simply address pieces of business--they must permeate all operations. This book offers a comprehensive approach to sustainability, addressing all functional areas, including marketing, human resources, operations, accounting, finance, and more. It also covers all facets of sustainability, including people, planet, and profit. This thorough coverage is followed by several practical case studies to demonstrate sustainability efforts in action. This book offers business practitioners and academics a comprehensive approach to meaningful, viable sustainability efforts.' -- Debra Z. Basil, University of Lethbridge, Canada'This well-structured Handbook edited by Stefan Markovic, Cristina Sancha, and Adam Lindgreen is an important step forward in our understanding of sustainability-driven business strategies. Sustainability is one of the most critical issues of the 21st century for businesses and societies. The Handbook begins with definitional materials and ends with selected case studies. The sections in between address sustainability in various functions of business: marketing, innovation and entrepreneurship, operations and information systems, finance and accounting, human resources, and also cross-functional integration. Both researchers and practitioners will find lots of new insights and recommendations concerning sustainability-driven business strategies.' -- Duane Windsor, Rice University, US'Addressing sustainability issues is one of the key mission of enterprises in the coming decades. This book provides insights and tools to assist managers to develop and execute business strategies in key functions of organizations, including marketing, innovation, operations, finance, and human resources management. The Handbook of Sustainability-Driven Business Strategies in Practice offers not only information, but also inspiration for everyone who wants to gain insights into sustainability practices.' -- Christina Wong, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong'Sustainability has become a strategic imperative of today's businesses. Accompanied by a cast of international academics, Professors Markovic, Sancha and Lindgreen lead you on a comprehensive journey through the essential areas of management, brilliantly addressing the strategic role of sustainability. This content oriented to practice together with the case studies that illustrate previous concepts, make the Handbook of Sustainability-Driven Business Strategies in Practice a reference and inspiration resource for all those who want to understand the strategic role of sustainability.' -- Leopoldo Gutierrez, University of Granada, SpainTable of ContentsContents: Preface xxxiii PART 1 DEFINING A SUSTAINABILITY-DRIVEN BUSINESS STRATEGY 1 Developing a sustainability strategic agenda 3 François Maon, Adam Lindgreen and Valérie Swaen 2 Corporate foundations as vehicles for sustainable development: how do corporate foundations work with parent companies to achieve sustainability? 18 Pilar Acosta 3 Materiality analysis as the basis for sustainability strategies and reporting – a systematic review of approaches and recommendations for practice 35 Sophia Schwoy and Andreas Dutzi 4 Defining a sustainability-driven business modeling strategy with a “storytelling science” approach 59 David M. Boje and Mohammad B. Rana PART 2 SUSTAINABILITY-DRIVEN BUSINESS STRATEGIES IN MARKETING 5 Corporate responsibility as an effective marketing practice for improving consumers’ brand evaluations – critical overview, new insights, and future directions 79 Ilona Szőcs and Milena Micevski 6 Promises, promises: how to showcase the authenticity of sustainability claims through digitalization 94 Nicholas Ind and Oriol Iglesias 7 Interactive network branding: towards a sustainability-driven strategy of small and medium-sized enterprises 108 Nikolina Koporcic and Jan-Åke Törnroos 8 How does brand-cause fit influence the success of CrM campaigns? 121 Inês Padilha Campelos, Susana Costa e Silva and Joana César Machado PART 3 SUSTAINABILITY-DRIVEN BUSINESS STRATEGIES IN INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP 9 Business model innovation for sustainability: the intersections among business models, innovation, and sustainability 144 Stefan Markovic and Karin Tollin 10 Social challenges within sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystems 158 Roberto Hernandez-Chea, Maral Mahdad and Minh Thai 11 The UN Global Compact SDG Action Manager: how benefit corporations and purpose-driven businesses are driving the change 173 Giorgia Nigri, Armando Agulini and Mara Del Baldo PART 4 SUSTAINABILITY-DRIVEN BUSINESS STRATEGIES IN OPERATIONS AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS 12 SMEs, environmental sustainability and waste management: a comparative empirical study of Spain and Chile 191 Francisco Villegas Pinuer, Joan Llonch Andreu and Pilar López Belbeze 13 Adoption of environmental management systems: perspectives from UK, Finland and Thailand 226 David B. Grant, Sarah Shaw, Siriwan Chaisurayakarn and Alex Nikolai Shenin 14 The role of purchasing in the diffusion of sustainability in supply networks 244 Thomas E. Johnsen, Federico Caniato and Toloue Miandar 15 Sustainability assessment in the food supply chain 260 Verónica León-Bravo and Federico Caniato 16 Sustainable data management 278 Sreyaa Guha and Polina Landgraf PART 5 SUSTAINABILITY-DRIVEN BUSINESS STRATEGIES IN FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING 17 Do CSR reports impact firms’ stock returns? A pilot study analysis 304 Andreas Dutzi, Julian Schröter and Eshari Withanage 18 An analysis of business actions in private social reporting 323 Natalia Semenova 19 How environment, social and governance scores impact company financial performance indicators: evidence from Denmark 338 Slobodan Kacanski 20 The role of the internal audit function in fostering sustainability reporting 352 Mara Del Baldo, Selena Aureli and Rosa Lombardi PART 6 SUSTAINABILITY-DRIVEN BUSINESS STRATEGIES IN HUMAN RESOURCES 21 Sustainability-driven HRM: the WHAT, the WHAT FOR and the HOW 371 Rosalía Cascón-Pereira, Tahereh Maghsoudi and Ana Beatriz Hernández-Lara 22 The role of human resource management function in the institutionalization of sustainability: the case study of the Dutch hotel industry 392 Andrew Ngawenja Mzembe 23 Profits with purpose: corporate and entrepreneurial toxic leadership and threats to organizational sustainability 413 David Coldwell and Robert Venter PART 7 SUSTAINABILITY-DRIVEN BUSINESS STRATEGIES ACROSS FUNCTIONAL AREAS IN AN ORGANIZATION 24 Cross-functional integration in sustainability-driven business practice 432 Duane Windsor 25 Strategic alignment of purchasing for sustainability: a multi-level framework 454 Melek Akın Ateş and Nüfer Yasin Ateş 26 Purchasing and marketing of social and environmental sustainability in high-tech medical equipment 477 Adam Lindgreen, Michael Antioco, David Harness and Remi van der Sloot PART 8 CASE STUDIES ON SUSTAINABILITY-DRIVEN BUSINESS STRATEGIES 27 Ecoalf: a brand with a conscience 497 Nicholas Ind 28 Sustainability as strategy: the case of Comwell Hotels 503 Kristian J. Sund and Rasmus Downes-Rasmussen 29 Boat trip adventure changing the lives of thousands: the story of Song Saa Private Island 507 Ilia Gugenishvili and Nikolina Koporcic 30 Doing business the sustainable ‘Novo Nordisk Way’ 514 Marija Sarafinovska and Yuqian Qiu 31 Sustainability in the chemical industry through an industrial spin-off: the case of Apricot 523 Miguel Saiz García Index 527

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Book SynopsisThis book expertly analyses European political entrepreneurship in relation to the EU's approach towards the Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development strategy. It explores the role of European political entrepreneurs in shaping, influencing and realising sustainable development goals (SDGs). Leading contributors consider political entrepreneurship at an international level, explaining how European political entrepreneurs act and interact in order to promote their policies at various levels of governance. Focusing on how EU politicians, public servants and bureaucrats create new and innovative institutional conditions, the contributors reveal how the UN SDGs are implemented in Europe. Chapters examine several EU actors in the context of numerous development goals to assess how political entrepreneurship challenges traditional EU institutions and promotes visionary activity to achieve the goals of Agenda 2030. Providing a unique contribution to the growing pool of research on entrepreneurial activity in the public sector, this book will prove to be a valuable resource for scholars working at the intersection between entrepreneurship, policy-making and European politics. It will also be beneficial for students and practitioners who are interested in global issues and sustainable development.Trade Review'This volume provides a broad and up to date account of European Union governance of sustainable development. In doing so it brings in political entrepreneurship as an important perspective on understanding how actors in the European Union interpret and implement the UN Sustainable Development Goals. It is a timely and important contribution that will be of interest to all students of sustainable development.' --Staffan Andersson, Linnaeus University, SwedenTable of ContentsContents: 1 The EU and Agenda 2030 1 Daniel Silander 2 The UN regime and sustainable development: Agenda 2030 14 Don Wallace 3 The European Commission on Agenda 2030 36 Daniel Silander 4 Agenda 2030 and the EU on gender equality 54 Charlotte Silander 5 Agenda 2030 and the EU on migration and integration 79 Anna Parkhouse 6 Agenda 2030 and the EU on industry, innovation and infrastructure 99 Akis Kalaitzidis 7 Agenda 2030 and the EU on climate change 111 Darlene Budd 8 Agenda 2030 and the EU on affordable and clean energy 133 Henry Kiragu Wambuii 9 Agenda 2030 and the EU on sustainable cities and communities 150 Nino Berishvili 10 Agenda 2030 and the EU on climate action 162 Daniel Silander 11 The EU and Agenda 2050: New political entrepreneurship in its making 185 Daniel Silander Index 191

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Book SynopsisGlobalization, Urbanization, and Sustainability: What Can We Do? provides students with an introduction to the multifaceted nature of civilization and its impact on our environment. The text explores the intricate interplay between globalization, urbanization, and sustainability, and examines the environmental and health impacts of modern society, including climate change, resource consumption, and waste.The book's nine chapters focus on a distinct aspect of globalization, urbanization, and sustainability, including historical perspectives on urbanism and trade, economic fundamentals of global capitalism, world financial and trade institutions, demography, poverty and economic development, public health, and steps individuals can take to preserve our world and act as good stewards of the earth.Designed to foster a critical awareness of the costs associated with modern systems of production and inspire sustainable solutions, Globalization, Urbanization, and Sustainability is an exceptional resource for courses and programs in environmental studies, urban planning, international studies, economics, public health and sustainability.

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Book SynopsisThe world has witnessed extraordinary economic growth, poverty reduction and increased life expectancy and population since the end of WWII, but it has occurred at the expense of undermining life support systems on Earth and subjecting future generations to the real risk of destabilising the planet. This timely book exposes and explores this colossal environmental cost and the dangerous position the world is now in. Standing up for a Sustainable World is written by and about key individuals who have not only understood the threats to our planet, but also become witness to them and confronted them. Combining the voices of leading academics as well as climate change and environmental activists, entrepreneurs and investors, the book highlights the urgent action that needs to be taken to foster sustainable, resilient and inclusive development in the face of powerful systemic forces. Chapters look ahead to a better path for human wellbeing, security and dignity, offering insight to ways this can be created. The book as a whole shares the visions and hopes of those fighting in a myriad of ways to make a sustainable world, attempting to tip the balance away from the crushing loss of biodiversity, rising sea levels and increasing global mean temperature, whilst increasing living standards across all dimensions, particularly for the poorest people. An imperative read for those concerned about the future of our planet, this book showcases not only why urgent action is now imperative, but also what changes are necessary for a sustainable, resilient and equitable world. It offers crucial insights for those interested in the dynamics of political action, in how change occurs, and in effective communication. Environmental economics, as well as environmental studies and human geography students and scholars more broadly will find this an invigorating read.Trade Review‘The breadth of coverage is impressive both topically and geographically. The science is accurately depicted, and tales are realistically explained. This unusually well-written book is available directly from the publisher via open access. Highly recommended.’ -- R E O’Connor, CHOICE Review of the Week‘The text is frequently passionate, but never shrill. The breadth of coverage is impressive both topically and geographically. The science is accurately depicted, and tales are realistically explained. This unusually well-written book is available directly from the publisher via open access.’ -- R E O'Connor, CHOICE'This is the first major attempt at conveying to the world, both the need for urgent action to curb climate change, and the multiple channels that can be activated to achieve that goal. Leading academics, environmental activists, entrepreneurs and investors have been asked to lay out ideas on how to make economic development more sustainable and more inclusive. This book is a must-read for all economists and more broadly anyone interested about making the world a better place.' -- Philippe Aghion, College de France, and London School of Economics, UK’Standing Up for a Sustainable World underscores the inexorable link between social justice and environmental justice. While people living in extreme poverty are the least responsible for climate change and environmental damage, they are undoubtedly the most impacted by its consequences. Therefore, it is urgent and essential to strengthen the resilience to climate change of people living in poverty, but only through social and economic change that leaves no-one behind, and which actively involves them in making decisions that affect their lives.' -- Donald Lee, President of the International Movement ATD Fourth World, UK and previously at the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, US'We are confronted with loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services globally at unprecedented level. This could be attributed to a number of factors: climate change, deforestation, land use change for agricultural expansion, economic imbalance due to unfair trading practises. If we do not take urgent and immediate actions to address these issues, we might suffer irreversible changes affecting the future of our planet and the fate of future generations. This book provides expert opinion and forward looking thoughts to current global challenges. The book links science with policy in ways that will prompt policy makers into actions. Hence, I wholeheartedly recommend the book to be read by all interested in nature's health and sustainable benefits.' -- Sebsebe Demissew, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, (foreign) Member of the Royal Society, UK and Co-Chair (2013-8) of the IPBES Multidisciplinary Expert Panel, Germany'It is easy to say, as is frequently repeated, that the future of humanity on earth is at risk. The difficult challenge is to understand the empirical basis of that terrible fear, and also to assess, with best professional scrutiny, what we can do to resist the environmental catastrophe. It is wonderful that we can turn to this wide-ranging study for guidance on each.' -- Amartya Sen, Harvard University, US'Reading Standing up for a Sustainable World is essential to understand our times. Claude Henry, Johan Rockstrom and Nicholas Stern, three internationally renowned academics, have collected the voices of those - activists, entrepreneurs, academics - who are taking action to build a more resilient world. We should learn from them in order to change our economic and social model, reduce inequalities and lay the foundations for a better future.' -- Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris, France’We are clearly at a fork in the road in the quest to ensure that our children and grandchildren have a liveable planet. This unique book goes well beyond the endless projections, scenarios and storylines that promise a sustainable future but never really deliver. Instead, this book goes to "ground zero" and explores the mushrooming number of new and exciting approaches already being implemented - revolutionary energy technologies, innovative legal tactics, novel communication tools, community stands against ecological destruction, and many more. Each one on its own can't solve the immense, urgent challenges that face humanity in our quest for long-term sustainability, but together they can move us towards the social tipping point that can deliver the future we want at the scale and in the time period that we need.' -- Will Steffen, Australian National University, and former executive director of the International Geoscience-Bioscience Programme'There is so much doom and gloom about the state of the environment due to our greedy plundering of the planet's finite natural resources that many people are losing hope. Therefore Standing up for a Sustainable World: Voices of Change comes not a moment too soon: it showcases projects from around the world that illustrate what can be done to turn things around before it is too late. Projects that will provide jobs and improve things for people, animals, and the environment. It is a book everyone who cares about our future should read.' -- Jane Goodall DBE, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of PeaceTable of ContentsContents: Preface: a collective book project – the last chance? Voluntary actors in an ecological and economic transition xxiii PART I INTRODUCTION SECTION 1 SCIENTIFIC BACKGROUNDS 1 Science, society and a sustainable future 3 Johan Rockström and Nicholas Stern 2 Conservation psychology and climate change 10 Susan Clayton 3 Capitalism and the curse of external effects 24 Claude Henry SECTION 2 SETTING THE SCENE 4 Costa Rica as pioneer of a green social contract 48 Monica Araya 5 The carbon tax in Sweden 59 Thomas Sterner 6 Lessons from the Obama White House: how climate policy really gets done 68 Alice C. Hill 7 Climate policy in China: an overview 76 Ye Qi, Xiaofan Zhao and Nicholas Stern 8 The Paris Agreement on climate change: what legacy? 103 Laurence Tubiana and Emmanuel Guerin PART II DEFENDERS 9 Introduction to Part II 117 Jonathan Watts 10 To protect the Amazon, defend the people of the forest 125 Maria do Socorro Costa Silva 11 Of chainsaws and grace: direct action by eco-vigilantes in the Philippines 128 Bobby Chan 12 Social justice goes hand in hand with environmental campaigns – and not just in Africa 131 Phyllis Omido 13 Living our values: using art and technology to campaign for nature in Turkey 134 Birhan Erkutlu and Tuğba Günal PART III LITIGANTS 14 Introduction to Part III 137 Marie Toussaint and Claude Henry 15 The Urgenda case in the Netherlands: creating a revolution through the courts 140 Marjan Minnesma 16 Juliana v. United States and the global youth-led legal campaign for a safe climate 151 Patti Moore, Danny Noonan and Erik Woodward 17 How policymakers imperil coming generations’ future and what to do about it 158 Ridhima Pandey 18 Protecting the rights of future generations through climate litigation: lessons from the struggle against deforestation in the Colombian Amazon 163 Camila Bustos, Valentina Rozo-Ángel and Gabriela Eslava-Bejarano 19 People’s Climate Case – families and youth take the EU to court over its failure to address the climate crisis 171E. Deville, L. Dubois Gökşen Şahin 20 Climate change claim on behalf of New Zealand’s indigenous Māori peoples 178 Michael Sharp, Nicole Smith and Tania Te Whenua 21 France: L’Affaire du Siècle : the story of a mass mobilization for climate 185 Marie Toussaint PART IV COMING GENERATIONS ON THE FRONT LINE 22 Introduction to Part IV 194 Claude Henry 23 Fridays For Future – FFF Europe and beyond 196 Anuna De Wever, Luisa Neubauer and Katrien van der Heyden 24 The Fridays For Future Movement in Uganda and Nigeria 211 Hilda Flavia Nakabuye, Sadrach Nirere and Adenike Titilope Oladosu 25 The origins of School Strike 4 Climate NZ 218 Sophie Handford and Raven Maeder 26 350.org 231 William “Bill” McKibben 27 How to become an engineer in the ecological crisis? 234 Antoine Bizien, Elsa Deville and Lucas Dubois 28 Ecological aspirations of youth: how higher education could fall between two stools 238 Alessia Lefébure PART V ENTREPRENEURS 29 Introduction to Part V 247 Nicholas Stern and Charlotte Taylor 30 Catching mighty North Sea winds 251 Claude Henry 31 Providing electricity from rice husk in rural India 254 Claude Henry 32 Heat pumps for decarbonizing buildings 256 Dominique Bureau 33 The rise of supercapacitors: making electric vehicles as convenient as ordinary ones 261 Claude Henry 34 From scooter to boat: innovations in electric transport in cities of Southeast Asia 264 Pippo Ranci 35 The third attempt at the electric car might be the successful one 271 Geoffrey Heal 36 Solar cookstoves for adaptation to degrading natural conditions 274 Claude Henry 37 Carbon capture from ambient air: a brake on climate change? 278 Claude Henry 38 Ecological engineering in coastal protection 283 Claude Henry 39 Better to corrupt plastics than the environment 286 Pippo Ranci 40 Drip irrigation: Daniel Hillel’s legacy 291 Claude Henry 41 Making the case for agroecological innovation: the need for technical but also political entrepreneurs 294 Sébastien Treyer 42 Radical transformation in global supply chains: can new business models be based on biodiversity in the agrifood industry? 297 Sébastien Treyer 43 Ethan Brown – the protein revolutionary 301 Geoffrey Heal 44 How to make a sustainable living in a tropical forest: the case of Suruí Indians in the Amazon rainforest – success under threat 304 Claude Henry 45 Migrants to repopulate depopulated villages – Riace in Calabria, Italy and its mayor Mimmo Lucano 307 Pippo Ranci 46 How Loos-en-Gohelle, a derelict mining town in the north of France, has become a standard in sustainable development 312 Michel Berry PART VI INVESTORS 47 Introduction to Part VI 321 Nicholas Stern and Charlotte Taylor 48 Unleashing the power of financial markets for the green transition 325 Jeremy Oppenheim and Catharina Dyvik 49 The case for fossil fuel divestment 339 Stephen B. Heintz 50 How can finance be used to combat climate change? 349 Alain Grandjean 51 China’s pioneering green finance 358 Ma Jun PART VII COMMUNICATORS 52 Introduction to Part VII 368 Johan Rockström 53 Communicating climate change science to diverse audiences 374 Asmeret Asefaw Berhe 54 Global marine fisheries: avoiding further collapses 382 Philippe Cury and Daniel Pauly 55 Why are we so much more afraid of COVID-19 than of climate change? Early lessons from a health crisis for the communication of climate change 394 François Gemenne and Anneliese Depoux 56 Communicating the climate emergency: imagination, emotion, action 399 Genevieve Guenther 57 Climate change: from research to communication 407 Jean Jouzel 58 Communicating biodiversity loss and its link to economics 412 Georgina M. Mace 59 Helping trusted messengers find their voice on climate change 424 Edward Maibach 60 From climate scientist to climate communicator: a process of evolution 431 Michael E. Mann 61 Communicating science beyond the ivory tower 436 David R. Montgomery Index

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Book SynopsisThe world has witnessed extraordinary economic growth, poverty reduction and increased life expectancy and population since the end of WWII, but it has occurred at the expense of undermining life support systems on Earth and subjecting future generations to the real risk of destabilising the planet. This timely book exposes and explores this colossal environmental cost and the dangerous position the world is now in. Standing up for a Sustainable World is written by and about key individuals who have not only understood the threats to our planet, but also become witness to them and confronted them. Combining the voices of leading academics as well as climate change and environmental activists, entrepreneurs and investors, the book highlights the urgent action that needs to be taken to foster sustainable, resilient and inclusive development in the face of powerful systemic forces. Chapters look ahead to a better path for human wellbeing, security and dignity, offering insight to ways this can be created. The book as a whole shares the visions and hopes of those fighting in a myriad of ways to make a sustainable world, attempting to tip the balance away from the crushing loss of biodiversity, rising sea levels and increasing global mean temperature, whilst increasing living standards across all dimensions, particularly for the poorest people. An imperative read for those concerned about the future of our planet, this book showcases not only why urgent action is now imperative, but also what changes are necessary for a sustainable, resilient and equitable world. It offers crucial insights for those interested in the dynamics of political action, in how change occurs, and in effective communication. Environmental economics, as well as environmental studies and human geography students and scholars more broadly will find this an invigorating read.Trade Review‘The breadth of coverage is impressive both topically and geographically. The science is accurately depicted, and tales are realistically explained. This unusually well-written book is available directly from the publisher via open access. Highly recommended.’ -- R E O’Connor, CHOICE Review of the Week‘The text is frequently passionate, but never shrill. The breadth of coverage is impressive both topically and geographically. The science is accurately depicted, and tales are realistically explained. This unusually well-written book is available directly from the publisher via open access.’ -- R E O'Connor, CHOICE'This is the first major attempt at conveying to the world, both the need for urgent action to curb climate change, and the multiple channels that can be activated to achieve that goal. Leading academics, environmental activists, entrepreneurs and investors have been asked to lay out ideas on how to make economic development more sustainable and more inclusive. This book is a must-read for all economists and more broadly anyone interested about making the world a better place.' -- Philippe Aghion, College de France, and London School of Economics, UK’Standing Up for a Sustainable World underscores the inexorable link between social justice and environmental justice. While people living in extreme poverty are the least responsible for climate change and environmental damage, they are undoubtedly the most impacted by its consequences. Therefore, it is urgent and essential to strengthen the resilience to climate change of people living in poverty, but only through social and economic change that leaves no-one behind, and which actively involves them in making decisions that affect their lives.' -- Donald Lee, President of the International Movement ATD Fourth World, UK and previously at the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, US'We are confronted with loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services globally at unprecedented level. This could be attributed to a number of factors: climate change, deforestation, land use change for agricultural expansion, economic imbalance due to unfair trading practises. If we do not take urgent and immediate actions to address these issues, we might suffer irreversible changes affecting the future of our planet and the fate of future generations. This book provides expert opinion and forward looking thoughts to current global challenges. The book links science with policy in ways that will prompt policy makers into actions. Hence, I wholeheartedly recommend the book to be read by all interested in nature's health and sustainable benefits.' -- Sebsebe Demissew, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, (foreign) Member of the Royal Society, UK and Co-Chair (2013-8) of the IPBES Multidisciplinary Expert Panel, Germany'It is easy to say, as is frequently repeated, that the future of humanity on earth is at risk. The difficult challenge is to understand the empirical basis of that terrible fear, and also to assess, with best professional scrutiny, what we can do to resist the environmental catastrophe. It is wonderful that we can turn to this wide-ranging study for guidance on each.' -- Amartya Sen, Harvard University, US'Reading Standing up for a Sustainable World is essential to understand our times. Claude Henry, Johan Rockstrom and Nicholas Stern, three internationally renowned academics, have collected the voices of those - activists, entrepreneurs, academics - who are taking action to build a more resilient world. We should learn from them in order to change our economic and social model, reduce inequalities and lay the foundations for a better future.' -- Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris, France’We are clearly at a fork in the road in the quest to ensure that our children and grandchildren have a liveable planet. This unique book goes well beyond the endless projections, scenarios and storylines that promise a sustainable future but never really deliver. Instead, this book goes to "ground zero" and explores the mushrooming number of new and exciting approaches already being implemented - revolutionary energy technologies, innovative legal tactics, novel communication tools, community stands against ecological destruction, and many more. Each one on its own can't solve the immense, urgent challenges that face humanity in our quest for long-term sustainability, but together they can move us towards the social tipping point that can deliver the future we want at the scale and in the time period that we need.' -- Will Steffen, Australian National University, and former executive director of the International Geoscience-Bioscience Programme'There is so much doom and gloom about the state of the environment due to our greedy plundering of the planet's finite natural resources that many people are losing hope. Therefore Standing up for a Sustainable World: Voices of Change comes not a moment too soon: it showcases projects from around the world that illustrate what can be done to turn things around before it is too late. Projects that will provide jobs and improve things for people, animals, and the environment. It is a book everyone who cares about our future should read.' -- Jane Goodall DBE, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of PeaceTable of ContentsContents: Preface: a collective book project – the last chance? Voluntary actors in an ecological and economic transition xxiii PART I INTRODUCTION SECTION 1 SCIENTIFIC BACKGROUNDS 1 Science, society and a sustainable future 3 Johan Rockström and Nicholas Stern 2 Conservation psychology and climate change 10 Susan Clayton 3 Capitalism and the curse of external effects 24 Claude Henry SECTION 2 SETTING THE SCENE 4 Costa Rica as pioneer of a green social contract 48 Monica Araya 5 The carbon tax in Sweden 59 Thomas Sterner 6 Lessons from the Obama White House: how climate policy really gets done 68 Alice C. Hill 7 Climate policy in China: an overview 76 Ye Qi, Xiaofan Zhao and Nicholas Stern 8 The Paris Agreement on climate change: what legacy? 103 Laurence Tubiana and Emmanuel Guerin PART II DEFENDERS 9 Introduction to Part II 117 Jonathan Watts 10 To protect the Amazon, defend the people of the forest 125 Maria do Socorro Costa Silva 11 Of chainsaws and grace: direct action by eco-vigilantes in the Philippines 128 Bobby Chan 12 Social justice goes hand in hand with environmental campaigns – and not just in Africa 131 Phyllis Omido 13 Living our values: using art and technology to campaign for nature in Turkey 134 Birhan Erkutlu and Tuğba Günal PART III LITIGANTS 14 Introduction to Part III 137 Marie Toussaint and Claude Henry 15 The Urgenda case in the Netherlands: creating a revolution through the courts 140 Marjan Minnesma 16 Juliana v. United States and the global youth-led legal campaign for a safe climate 151 Patti Moore, Danny Noonan and Erik Woodward 17 How policymakers imperil coming generations’ future and what to do about it 158 Ridhima Pandey 18 Protecting the rights of future generations through climate litigation: lessons from the struggle against deforestation in the Colombian Amazon 163 Camila Bustos, Valentina Rozo-Ángel and Gabriela Eslava-Bejarano 19 People’s Climate Case – families and youth take the EU to court over its failure to address the climate crisis 171E. Deville, L. Dubois Gökşen Şahin 20 Climate change claim on behalf of New Zealand’s indigenous Māori peoples 178 Michael Sharp, Nicole Smith and Tania Te Whenua 21 France: L’Affaire du Siècle : the story of a mass mobilization for climate 185 Marie Toussaint PART IV COMING GENERATIONS ON THE FRONT LINE 22 Introduction to Part IV 194 Claude Henry 23 Fridays For Future – FFF Europe and beyond 196 Anuna De Wever, Luisa Neubauer and Katrien van der Heyden 24 The Fridays For Future Movement in Uganda and Nigeria 211 Hilda Flavia Nakabuye, Sadrach Nirere and Adenike Titilope Oladosu 25 The origins of School Strike 4 Climate NZ 218 Sophie Handford and Raven Maeder 26 350.org 231 William “Bill” McKibben 27 How to become an engineer in the ecological crisis? 234 Antoine Bizien, Elsa Deville and Lucas Dubois 28 Ecological aspirations of youth: how higher education could fall between two stools 238 Alessia Lefébure PART V ENTREPRENEURS 29 Introduction to Part V 247 Nicholas Stern and Charlotte Taylor 30 Catching mighty North Sea winds 251 Claude Henry 31 Providing electricity from rice husk in rural India 254 Claude Henry 32 Heat pumps for decarbonizing buildings 256 Dominique Bureau 33 The rise of supercapacitors: making electric vehicles as convenient as ordinary ones 261 Claude Henry 34 From scooter to boat: innovations in electric transport in cities of Southeast Asia 264 Pippo Ranci 35 The third attempt at the electric car might be the successful one 271 Geoffrey Heal 36 Solar cookstoves for adaptation to degrading natural conditions 274 Claude Henry 37 Carbon capture from ambient air: a brake on climate change? 278 Claude Henry 38 Ecological engineering in coastal protection 283 Claude Henry 39 Better to corrupt plastics than the environment 286 Pippo Ranci 40 Drip irrigation: Daniel Hillel’s legacy 291 Claude Henry 41 Making the case for agroecological innovation: the need for technical but also political entrepreneurs 294 Sébastien Treyer 42 Radical transformation in global supply chains: can new business models be based on biodiversity in the agrifood industry? 297 Sébastien Treyer 43 Ethan Brown – the protein revolutionary 301 Geoffrey Heal 44 How to make a sustainable living in a tropical forest: the case of Suruí Indians in the Amazon rainforest – success under threat 304 Claude Henry 45 Migrants to repopulate depopulated villages – Riace in Calabria, Italy and its mayor Mimmo Lucano 307 Pippo Ranci 46 How Loos-en-Gohelle, a derelict mining town in the north of France, has become a standard in sustainable development 312 Michel Berry PART VI INVESTORS 47 Introduction to Part VI 321 Nicholas Stern and Charlotte Taylor 48 Unleashing the power of financial markets for the green transition 325 Jeremy Oppenheim and Catharina Dyvik 49 The case for fossil fuel divestment 339 Stephen B. Heintz 50 How can finance be used to combat climate change? 349 Alain Grandjean 51 China’s pioneering green finance 358 Ma Jun PART VII COMMUNICATORS 52 Introduction to Part VII 368 Johan Rockström 53 Communicating climate change science to diverse audiences 374 Asmeret Asefaw Berhe 54 Global marine fisheries: avoiding further collapses 382 Philippe Cury and Daniel Pauly 55 Why are we so much more afraid of COVID-19 than of climate change? Early lessons from a health crisis for the communication of climate change 394 François Gemenne and Anneliese Depoux 56 Communicating the climate emergency: imagination, emotion, action 399 Genevieve Guenther 57 Climate change: from research to communication 407 Jean Jouzel 58 Communicating biodiversity loss and its link to economics 412 Georgina M. Mace 59 Helping trusted messengers find their voice on climate change 424 Edward Maibach 60 From climate scientist to climate communicator: a process of evolution 431 Michael E. Mann 61 Communicating science beyond the ivory tower 436 David R. Montgomery Index

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Book SynopsisElgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary.This timely Research Agenda explores how to accelerate the creation of sustainable, resilient, safe and prosperous cities. Looking towards the 2030 deadline for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, it presents an ambitious way forward for researchers, identifying opportunities for transformative change in cities and societies. Global in its outlook, this Research Agenda systematically reviews and critiques existing research on sustainable cities, calling for greater engagement with a diversity of perspectives. It interrogates foundational assumptions in the field and offers reframed perspectives on sustainability. Chapters also explore diverse approaches, actors and domains, locating emerging dynamics and new directions for practitioners. Community empowerment is a key theme, with contributions focusing on how to create socially just urban governance procedures. Examining key case studies from across the world, the book presents innovative suggestions for accelerators of urban transitions, including sharing cities, nature-based solutions, mission-oriented innovation and urban living labs.Combining vital scientific insights with cutting-edge policy and practice recommendations, this Research Agenda will be an essential resource for doctoral students, researchers and scholars seeking to be at the forefront of sustainable cities and communities. Table of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to A Research Agenda for Sustainable Cities and Communities 1 Kes McCormick, James Evans, Yuliya Voytenko Palgan and Niki Frantzeskaki PART I TAKING STOCK 2 Assessing the research on sustainable cities and communities: how to meet the ambitions of the Sustainable Development Goals? 17 James Evans and Katie Elder 3 Sustainable urbanism is a failed project and what we can do about it 31 Robert Krueger 4 Researching the urban sustainability agenda in India: where to start? 45 Tathagata Chatterji PART II NAVIGATING DYNAMICS 5 Energy communities as accelerators of energy transition in cities 67 Jenny Palm 6 Share and repair in cities: agenda for research and practice on circular urban resilience 79 Yuliya Voytenko Palgan and Oksana Mont 7 The need for a systemic approach to informal settlements upgrading 101 Ignacio Loor PART III SHAPING GOVERNANCE 8 Grassroots strategies for environmental governance and circular transitions in cities: lessons from Lagos and Melbourne 113 Olamide Shittu 9 Blessed mess: new modes of thinking, acting, and learning for sustainable urban transformations 129 Andrew Karvonen and Jonas Bylund 10 Climate city contracts? Governing towards climate neutral cities 139 Katherine Shabb, Kes McCormick, Selma Mujkic and Stefan Anderberg PART IV EMBRACING JUSTICE 11 Urban transitions and green space provision: just and green, or just green? 153 Farahnaz Sharifi and Christian (Andi) Nygaard 12 Representing cultural diversity in urban spaces and planning regulations for sustainable cities 169 Fatemeh Shahani 13 Sustainability and the governance of urban green space 181 Md. Badrul Hyder, Angelika Papadopoulos and Wendy Steele PART V REFRAMING PERSPECTIVES 14 The hidden perversity of demand response: one of the building blocks of smart cities 201 Stephanie Pincetl 15 Nature-based urbanism: designing for and with nature for sustainable cities and communities 209 Melissa Pineda-Pinto and Niki Frantzeskaki 16 Regenerative cultures for sustainable cities and communities 229 Katherine Foo Index

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Book SynopsisThe Elgar Encyclopedia of Development is a ground-breaking resource that provides a starting point for those wishing to grasp how and why development occurs, while also providing further expansion appropriate for more experienced academics.With concise explorations of over 130 key terms, events, actors, theories, practices, agencies, and policies in the field, this Encyclopedia introduces a broader viewpoint to the ever-evolving discipline of development studies. Entries act as helpful references that clarify key subjects, identify influential literature and highlight correct practitioner procedure.Key Features: Interdisciplinary and international analysis of development Succinct and accessible entries that illustrate significant historical shifts Authored by experts and emerging leaders in contemporary areas of study such as rising powers and green economies Addresses core development issues such as child labour, class, food security, poverty, sustainability and urban development This essential Encyclopedia will be an important reference for students and scholars pursuing disciplines such as development economics, international politics, development studies and social policy. Development practitioners looking to improve existing practices will additionally benefit from its theoretical foundations and historical trajectories of important events.Table of ContentsList of contributors x An introduction to the Elgar Encyclopedia of Development 1 Matthew Clarke and Xinyu (Andy) Zhao 1 Absolute poverty 4 Andy Sumner 2 Advocacy 7 Margit van Wessel 3 Affordable housing 12 Carolyn Whitzman 4 Agrarian change and rural development 15 Cristóbal Kay 5 Aid modality 20 B. Ouattara 6 Amartya Sen 24 Lawrence Hamilton 7 Andre Gunder Frank 29 Sing C. Chew 8 Animal capital 36 Dinesh Wadiwel 9 Art and development 41 Polly Stupples 10 Artificial intelligence and development 46 Matthew L. Smith and Ruhiya Kristine Seward 11 Arturo Escobar 52 Kiran Asher 12 Bandung and decolonization 55 Narendran Kumarakulasingam 13 Basic needs approach 59 Kenneth A. Reinert 14 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 64 Bernice Yanful and Anne-Emanuelle Birn 15 Bretton Woods 70 Laurissa Mühlich 16 BRICS 74 Deborah Barros Leal Farias 17 Chandra Talpade Mohanty 77 Chizu Sato 18 Child labour 83 Dev Nathan 19 Citizen aid 88 Anne-Meike Fechter 20 Civil society and development 90 Jude Howell 21 Class 95 Jonathan Pattenden 22 Communication for development 100 Valentina Baú 23 Community capacity-building 104 Gary Craig 24 Community development 110 Gary Craig 25 Conflict sensitivity and do no harm 116 Anthony Ware 26 Corporate social responsibility 120 Paul Alexander Haslam 27 Corruption and development 125 Alina Mungiu-Pippidi 28 Culture and development 129 Keith Nurse 29 Customary law 137 Sandra F. Joireman 30 Data justice 141 Richard Heeks 31 Debt 145 Bruno Bonizzi and Christina Laskaridis 32 Decent work 150 Kanchana Ruwanpura 33 Degrowth 155 Federico Demaria 34 Dependency theory 161 Wil Hout 35 Developing countries 166 Deborah Barros Leal Farias 36 Development and racial hierarchy 169 Kamna Patel 37 Development ethics 173 Jay Drydyk 38 Developmental state 180 Yin-wah Chu 39 Digital citizenship 185 Jiajie Lu 40 Digital inclusion 188 Amber Marshall 41 Disability and development 192 Shaun Grech 42 Disaster and development 197 Jeroen Warner 43 Domestic violence and development 203 Nata Duvvury 44 Early childhood development 208 Deborah A. Phillips 45 Education and development 214 Simon McGrath 46 Energy and development 219 David I. Stern 47 Ester Boserup 224 Marina Fischer-Kowalski 48 Everyday peace 228 Anthony Ware 49 Faith-based organizations 234 Marie Juul Petersen 50 Finance and development 241 Rashmi Arora 51 Financial inclusion 247 Mandira Sarma 52 Food regimes 251 Philip McMichael 53 Food security 259 C. Peter Timmer 54 Forced migration 264 Naohiko Omata 55 Foreign direct investment 268 Rajneesh Narula and André Pineli 56 Gender and development 272 Gouthami 57 Gender and intersectionality 277 Tanja Bastia 58 Geography and the world’s development divides 279 Marcin Wojciech Solarz 59 Global governance 286 Roni Kay O’Dell 60 Global North–South 291 Jean-Philippe Thérien 61 Global value chains and economic development 296 David Dollar 62 Globalization and development 299 Kenneth A. Reinert 63 Good governance 304 Anis Chowdhury 64 Green economy 309 Kirstie O’Neill 65 Health system 314 Michael Anderson and Elias Mossialos 66 Heritage and development 320 Dobrosława Wiktor-Mach 67 Human development approach 324 Alexandra Fortacz and Sabina Alkire 68 Human Development Index 332 Mark McGillivray 69 Human trafficking and slavery 337 James Cockayne 70 Humanitarian aid 342 Nazanin Zadeh-Cummings 71 Immanuel Wallerstein 347 Chamsy el-Ojeili 72 Inclusive research 352 Melanie Nind 73 Indigenous peoples and development 355 Janet Hunt 74 Infrastructure and economic development 361 Dan Biller 75 International child sponsorship 368 Brad Watson 76 International Monetary Fund and the World Bank 374 Dane Rowlands 77 International trade and economic development 379 Saibal Kar 78 International volunteering 381 Susanne Schech 79 Internet governance 386 Francesca Musiani 80 Labour migration 391 Sylvia Ang 81 Land governance 394 Stig Enemark 82 Land grabs 399 Kiah Smith 83 Localization 404 Kristina Roepstorff 84 MDGs and SDGs 408 85 Mining 412 Jeannette Graulau 86 Modernization 417 Corinna R. Unger 87 Multispecies climate justice 422 Yamini Narayanan 88 Multispecies poverty politics 426 Yamini Narayanan 89 Neoliberalism 429 Nichole Georgeou and Charles Hawksley 90 Open development 435 Ruhiya Kristine Seward and Matthew L. Smith 91 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 441 Matthias Schmelzer 92 Oxfam 446 Chris Roche 93 Participatory development 451 Anthony Ware 94 Pastoralism 455 John Morton 95 Plan International 460 Karin Arts 96 Pollution 465 Andrew Farmer 97 Population and development 468 Tim Dyson 98 Postcapitalism 473 Tuomo Alhojärvi, Isaac Lyne, Pryor Placino, Katharine McKinnon and the Community Economies Collective 99 Postdevelopment 479 Samantha Balaton-Chrimes 100 Post-neoliberalism 482 Tobias Boos and Ulrich Brand 101 Poverty measurement 489 Sharon Bessell 102 Queer development studies 494 Corinne L. Mason 103 Religion and development 497 Séverine Deneulin 104 Resilience 502 Isaac Lyne, Ann Hill, Elizabeth Barron, Alison Guzman and Ignacio Krell 105 Right to development 507 Anthony Ware 106 Rights-based approach to development 512 Anthony Ware 107 Rising powers 518 Stephan Klingebiel 108 Rural–urban migration 523 Xinjie Shi and Bingyu Huangfu 109 Save the Children 528 Karin Arts 110 Sexual and reproductive health and rights 532 Nate Henderson 111 Slow city 536 Heike Mayer and Paul L. Knox 112 Social enterprise 538 Isaac Lyne 113 Social protection 544 Keetie Roelen 114 Socialist ecofeminism 547 Ana Isla 115 South–South cooperation 553 Thomas Muhr 116 Stages of growth 559 Rashmi Arora 117 State fragility 563 Nematullah Bizhan 118 Subjective well-being 566 Sefa Awaworyi Churchill and Russell Smyth 119 Sustainable development 569 Mark Diesendorf 120 Sustainable livelihoods 575 Kiah Smith 121 Sylvia Chant 580 Cathy McIlwaine 122 The Belt and Road Initiative 583 Jing Gu 123 The humanitarian– development nexus 588 Jon Harald Sande Lie 124 The migration–development nexus 593 Ronald Skeldon and Tanja Bastia 125 The World Commission on Environment and Development 598 Iris Borowy 126 Tourism and development 603 David J. Telfer 127 Trade and poverty 609 Paul Brenton 128 Urban planning 613 Patrick Brandful Cobbinah 129 Waste management and development 618 Sonia Maria Dias 130 Women and development 623 Lourdes Beneria 131 World-systems theory 628 Christopher Chase-Dunn 132 World Trade Organization 631 Kalim Siddiqui

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Book SynopsisA must-read for researchers and practitioners focusing on how the tourism industry needs to evolve given the societal and sustainability challenges we face, this comprehensive Handbook serves as a vital reference point for advanced research in tourism and behaviour change. Chapters depict critical reviews and debates on the topic, comprising both theoretical and empirical research illustrated by international case studies to explore strategies for current and future challenges in the field.The Handbook explores why, while there is heightened debate surrounding the negative impacts of tourism, people tend to be psychologically distant from this problem when they travel, and greater efforts need to be made to encourage people to be socially and environmentally responsible. Leading contributors from across the globe show how and why tourists’ and residents’ behaviour change interventions need to be designed to align with the Sustainable Development Goals going forward, and how a thorough understanding of tourism settings is key to achieving desired behaviour change outcomes.With the COVID-19 pandemic encouraging a resurgence of interest in the topic, this timely Handbook will be a key resource for tourism scholars and students. The explorations of why behaviour change is important and when to implement interventions that are offered across the chapters will also be beneficial to tourism practitioners and policy makers.Trade Review'Haywantee Ramkissoon presents a remarkable collection of contributions from experts in the field. Infused with strong conceptualizations, theory and good science, the Handbook on Tourism and Behaviour Change presents an excellent case for why the tourism industry needs to evolve to thoroughly address today's societal and sustainability challenges. This is a must-have book.' -- Dogan Gursoy, Washington State University, US‘Haywantee Ramkissoon has compiled an exceptional Handbook on Tourism and Behaviour Change – one of the cutting-edge areas of contemporary tourism research. The volume is a “must have” for all libraries and scholars in the field providing comprehensive, authoritative and contemporary coverage of the field with chapters authored by the top scholars in the field. The scope of the volume is truly global and covers up-to-date discussion of debates, both theoretical and empirical research, current issues such as COVID-19, and methodologies.’ -- Chris Cooper, Leeds Beckett University, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to the Handbook on Tourism and Behaviour Change 1 Haywantee Ramkissoon PART I SETTING THE SCENE 2 Triggering behaviour change in tourists to make their vacation more environmentally sustainable 21 Csilla Demeter and Sara Dolnicar 3 Transformative experience as triggering behavioural change 36 Sandhiya Goolaup PART II UNDERSTANDING BEHAVIOURS AND TOOLS TO PROMOTE BEHAVIOUR CHANGE FOR SUSTAINABLE TOURISM 4 Zoos and behaviour change 51 Liam Smith 5 Using persuasive communication to promote sustainable recreational use of an ocean beach 64 Betty Weiler, Kay Dimmock and Kirin Apps 6 A methodological contribution to promote behavioural change: a tourism sector focus 81 Arash Akhshik, Hamed Rezapouraghdam and Haywantee Ramkissoon 7 Beyond Saint Greta: Generation Z and sustainable tourism behaviours and practices 98 Siamak Seyfi and C. Michael Hall 8 Understanding tourist behaviour of millennials: the effect of social media 110 Sevinc Goktepe and Mert Öğretmenoğlu 9 Behaviour change in travel and transport for sustainable visitor development: the example of Buxton, UK 122 Peter Wiltshier 10 Social marketing as a behaviour change strategy to increase tourists’ pro-environmental behaviour 138 M. Bilal Akbar, Iride Azara, Alison Lawson and Barbara Tomasella 11 Moral disengagement as a tool to reduce negative tourist behaviour 156 Taran Jorgensen and Ina Reichenberger 12 Changes in travel expenditure: a macro view on Chinese tourists 170 Irene Cheng Chu Chan, Jing Ma and Rob Law 13 Changing the traveller’s behaviour using sustainability communication: effects of message appeal and message authorship 182 Yangyang Jiang, M.S. Balaji and Payal Kapoor 14 Green entrepreneuring in tourism experience design for behaviour change 198 Giovianna Bertella and Michele Legernes PART III BEHAVIOUR CHANGE AND GOVERNANCE IN TOURISM 15 The transition from government-driven innovation to private sector market responsiveness: a case of Cape Breton Island, Canada 214 Keith G. Brown and Eleanor L. Anderson 16 Tourist behaviour and poverty reduction 235 Ahmed Mohamed Elbaz, Islam Elbayoumi Salem, Alamir Al-alawi, Nasser Alhamar Alkathiri and Haywantee Ramkissoon 17 Colombia’s Tayrona National Park: recommendations for future regional development 250 Bradley Wilson, Juan C. Londono, Jovelyn Ferrer and Bastian Popp 18 Governing co-creative behaviour: the salience of a destination community’s well-being for nudging a sustainable tourism future 269 Line Mathisen and Siri Ulfsdatter Søreng 19 Best practice in developing and implementing visitor pledges 285 Julia Albrecht and Eliza Raymond 20 The failure to change behaviour with respect to seasonality in tourism 304 Richard W. Butler PART IV COVID-19 AND BEHAVIOUR CHANGE 21 COVID-19 and post-pandemic travel behaviour changes 318 Siamak Seyfi, Raymond Rastegar, S. Mostafa Rasoolimanesh and C. Michael Hall 22 China’s hotel renaissance during COVID-19: interviewing a hotel group chief executive officer 336 Jun Wen, Xinyi Liu, Shaohua Yang and Jingbang Zhang 23 Re-evaluating the push and pull framework of tourist motivation: after the COVID-19 pandemic 348 Adiyukh Berbekova and Muzaffer Uysal Index 360

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Book SynopsisThe transition to a circular economy requires innovation at all levels of society. This insightful Research Handbook is the first comprehensive edited work examining how innovation can contribute to a more circular economy.Illustrating the critical part played by individuals, organisations and system-level actors in the development of circular innovations, this Research Handbook demonstrates that while many firms are working towards a circular economy, most of the innovations are incremental. Hence, the loop is far from closed, and much more radical work remains to be done by both academics and practitioners. The content and structure reflect a multi-level understanding of innovation for a circular economy, with conceptual chapters and strong empirical research with both quantitative and qualitative research designs. Highlighting the urgent need for a circular economy, authors call for more comprehensive and radical innovation efforts to achieve it.This Research Handbook will be an invaluable resource for academics and students of innovation and entrepreneurship, as well as those more broadly interested in the circular economy. Practitioners and policymakers will also find this useful for providing practical examples of how to understand innovation processes and frameworks that contribute to a circular economy.Table of ContentsContents: Preface xi PART I INTRODUCTION TO INNOVATION FOR A CIRCULAR ECONOMY 1 Introduction to the Research Handbook of Innovation for a Circular Economy 2 Siri Jakobsen, Thomas Lauvås, Francesco Quatraro, Einar Rasmussen and Marianne Steinmo 2 Research propels the circular industrial economy from the material to the immaterial ‘world’ 12 Walter R. Stahel PART II FIRM-LEVEL ENABLERS FOR CIRCULAR ECONOMY INNOVATION 3 Sustainability innovations in the manufacturing industry: a comparison of circular and climate innovation initiatives 25 Fanny Hermundsdottir, Ann Elida Eide and Arild Aspelund 4 Value retention in the Norwegian and Swedish outdoor industry 36 Are Severin Ingulfsvann 5 Toward a sustainable paradigm: circular economy solutions in the fashion industry 47 Won-Yong Oh, Young Kyun Chang, Jung Hwan Park and Sanghee Han 6 From vision to commercialization of a circular economy innovation: a longitudinal study of overcoming challenges throughout the full innovation process 59 Jenni Kaipainen and Leena Aarikka-Stenroos 7 Organizing for a circular economy: internal activism and organizational boundaries in SMEs 72 Chia-Hao Ho, David Monciardini and Edvard Glücksman PART III COLLABORATIVE INNOVATION FOR THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY 8 Open innovation and the adoption of environmental process innovations: information source and proximity to partner types 85 Robert A. W. Kok, Ward Ooms and Paul E. M. Ligthart 9 A reverse logistics framework for circular supply chains 98 Stine Sonen Tveit, Ottar Bakås and Maria 10 Exploring shared value creation in circular food systems: the case of a Norwegian food bank 110 Heidi C. Dreyer, Luitzen De Boer, Marte Lønvik Bjørnsund and Anna Pauline Heggli 11 How waste becomes value: the new ecology of surplus heat exchange in Norwegian industry 122 Jens Petter Johansen and Jens Røyrvik 12 The circular water economy and the ‘seven C’s’ 133 Greg O’Shea, Seppo Luoto, Sanne Bor, Henri Hakala and Iben Bolund Nielsen 13 Drivers and barriers for industrial symbiosis: the case of Mo Industrial Park 144 Siri Jakobsen and Marianne Steinmo PART IV TYPES OF CIRCULAR ECONOMY INNOVATIONS 14 Simultaneous adoption of circular innovations: a challenge for rapid growth of the circular economy 160 Arild Aspelund, Martin Fredrik Olsen and Ottar Michelsen 15 Business model innovation for a circular economy: adapting to create value 174 Maria Figueroa-Armijos 16 Exploring the entrepreneurial landscape and systemic barriers of circular business models 183 Even Bjørnstad and Jorunn Grande 17 How innovations catalyse the circular economy: building a map of circular economy innovation types from a multiple-case study 195 Anil Engez, Valtteri Ranta and Leena Aarikka-Stenroos 18 Salmon farming firms moving towards resource circularity: a typology of resource loop innovations 210 Karin Wigger, Thomas Lauvås, Siri Jakobsen and Marianne Steinmo PART V TECHNOLOGY AND DIGITALIZATION FOR A CIRCULAR ECONOMY 19 Experimenting with new business model strategies for the circular economy 222 Nancy Bocken, Christiaan Kraaijenhagen, Jan Konietzko, Brian Baldassarre, Phil Brown and Cheyenne Schuit 20 How digital technologies boost value potential creation and value realization in CE: insights from a multiple case study across industries 236 Sami Rusthollkarhu, Valtteri Ranta and Leena Aarikka-Stenroos 21 The circular economy impacts of digital academic spin-offs 251 Phuc Hong Huynh and Einar Rasmussen 22 Towards measuring innovation for circular economy using patent data 265 Dolores Modic, Alan Johnson and Miha Vučkovič 23 The geography of circular economy technologies in Europe: evolutionary patterns and technological convergence 277 Fabrizio Fusillo, Francesco Quatraro and Cristina Santhià PART VI INFRASTRUCTURE ENABLING A CIRCULAR ECONOMY 24 Fund model innovations for circular economy investing 295 Puck Hegeman 25 The circular economy, openness, and dispersed access to research results 307 Haakon Thue Lie, Knut Jørgen Egelie, Christoph Grimpe and Roger Sørheim 26 Opportunity domains for new entrants in the circular economy: a keyword-in-context analysis of Norwegian R&D tax incentive projects 316 Roberto Rivas Hermann, Are Jensen and Peter Gianiodis 27 Circular public procurement: innovation tool for municipalities? 328 Elena Dybtsyna, Dolores Modic, Kristina Nikolajeva and Raymond Sørgård Hansen Index

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Book SynopsisThis Handbook provides a comprehensive study of research, practice and policy at the nexus of accounting and sustainability, or sustainable development. Internationally renowned accounting academics in the field offer critical discussions of the topic to stimulate debate as the future policy infrastructure is formed.Chapters explain key drivers of developments at the nexus, critique those developments, summarise the findings of research on key themes in the field, and suggest areas for further research, offering evidence-based practice and policy solutions. The Handbook sets the scene by exploring accounting, power, social justice and unsustainability, before moving on to appraise the role of enterprise value-based integrated reporting in (un)sustainable development. It further analyses contemporary issues in the field, including climate change-related disclosures, accounting for greenhouse gases and emissions trading schemes.The thorough coverage of key issues in accounting and sustainability, and the analysis of research literature in the Handbook will make this a critical read for accounting and business researchers and students. It is an invigorating guide for policymakers and policy influencers, accounting professionals and business leaders looking to move forward in a more sustainable way.Trade Review'The Handbook of Accounting and Sustainability presents thorough coverage of the issues, the obstacles, and the opportunities within the sustainability accounting domain. The compilation is an excellent read and is a valuable resource for anyone interested in exploring the role that accounting could play in addressing our world’s problems.' -- Den Patten, Illinois State University, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface x 1 Accounting and sustainability: an introduction 1 Carol A. Adams PART I SETTING THE SCENE: ACCOUNTING AND SUSTAINABILITY 2 Bringing together finance and sustainability: the perspective of A4S 10 Helen Slinger 3 The development and implementation of GRI Standards: practice and policy issues 26 Carol A. Adams, Abdullah M. Alhamood, Xinwu He, Jie Tian, Le Wang and Yi Wang 4 Conceptions of materiality in sustainability reporting frameworks: commonalities, differences and possibilities 44 Stuart Cooper and Giovanna Michelon 5 Capital market perspectives on sustainability accounting and reporting 67 Richard Slack 6 Calls for accountability and sustainability: how organizations respond 89 Hannele Mäkelä and Charles H. Cho PART II ACCOUNTING, POWER, SOCIAL (IN)JUSTICE AND (UN)SUSTAINABILITY 7 Accounting for sustainability: insights from the institutional logics perspective 110 Massimo Contrafatto 8 Accounting, sustainability and the feminine 136 Christine Cooper, Andrea M. Romi and Daniela Senkl 9 Shadow accounts and alternative portrayals 157 Michelle Rodrigue and Matias Laine 10 Rethinking accounting for employees from living wage perspectives 173 Andrea B. Coulson 11 Connecting global SDGs to local government: a developing country case 191 Danture Wickramasinghe, Chandana Alawattage, Lee Parker and Alvise Favotto PART III CRITIQUING THE ROLE OF INTEGRATED REPORTING IN (UN)SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 12 Critical analysis of the contribution of Integrated Reporting (IR) to sustainability 210 Charl de Villiers and Ruth Dimes 13 Indigenous cultural values, integrated reporting and sustainability 224 Russell Craig, Rawiri Taonui, Lúcia Lima Rodrigues and Susan Wild PART IV CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN ACCOUNTING AND SUSTAINABILITY 14 The history and future of sustainability assurance 241 Roger Simnett, Shan Zhou and Hien Hoang 15 Environmental management accounting: development, context, contribution and outlook 260 Stefan Schaltegger, Roger L. Burritt and Katherine Christ 16 An exploration of developing approaches to water accounting 279 Matthew Egan and Gloria Agyemang 17 Sustainability accounting via databases: current work and future possibilities 300 James Hazelton, Shane Leong and John Dumay 18 Directions for future research to steer environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing to support sustainability: a systematic literature review 318 Subhash Abhayawansa and Oren Mooneeapen PART V CLIMATE CHANGE-RELATED DISCLOSURES, ACCOUNTING FOR GREENHOUSE GASES AND EMISSIONS TRADING SCHEMES 19 The state of climate change-related risk disclosures and the way forward 343 Kathleen Herbohn, Peter Clarkson and Mark Wallis 20 Accounting for carbon emissions trading schemes 365 Hongtao Shen and Nan Huang 21 Greenhouse gas accounting and disclosures by cities 381 Parvez Mia, James Hazelton and James Guthrie 22 Evolution of climate-related disclosure guidance and application of climate risk measurement in research 397 Jonathan Jona and Naomi Soderstrom Index 421

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Book SynopsisSince Garrett Hardin published ‘The Tragedy of the Commons’ in 1968, critics have argued that population growth and capitalism contribute to overuse of natural resources and degradation of the global environment. They propose coercive, state-centric solutions. This book offers an alternative view. Employing insights from new institutional economics, the authors argue that property rights, competitive markets, polycentric political institutions, and social institutions such as trust, patience and individualism enable society to conserve natural resources and mitigate harms to the global environment.The authors support their argument by considering several types of commons: forests, fisheries, minerals, and the global environment. The central lesson of these empirical studies is that following a simple set of rules – definition and enforcement of property rights in response to local conditions, creating and maintaining democracy at the local level, and establishing markets to allocate resources – improves ecological and environmental sustainability.This book will appeal to scholars of natural resources, economics, political science and public policy as well as policymakers who are interested in environmental governance and the ways markets contribute to sustainability.Trade Review‘Toward a Political Economy of the Commons is an excellent volume. The authors have managed the remarkable feat of writing a concise and yet thorough account of one of the most complex problems in political economy. The book offers a great balance between theoretical discussions and in-depth case studies. The book also showcases the great explanatory power of the Ostromian approach to political economy which weaves together property rights economics, polycentric governance, and attention to civil society alongside formal politics.’ -- Vlad Tarko, The Independent Review: A Journal of Political Economy‘The cosmopolitan, self-governing, and dynamic vision provided in the book offers the most humane solution to some of society’s most challenging problems.’ -- Joshua Ammons, Public Choice‘This book is a unique and masterful attempt to combine an introduction to the problem of the commons with a critical analysis of some of the most relevant and interesting aspects related to their nature, variety of forms, and governance arrangements. The book is made even more remarkable by the fact that, in the analysis, it engages into an exemplary methodical use of the institutional theory and political economy apparatus, within an interdisciplinary setting.’ -- Paul Dragos Aligica, University of Bucharest, Romania and George Mason University, US‘This is a superb account of why discussions about sustainability cannot be divorced from an understanding of how alternative institutional arrangements condition the knowledge individuals and communities have about environmental dilemmas and their incentives to address them. Too often, debates about “commons problems” are clouded by analytical confusions and ideological blinders. While this book's authors have a point of view, their analysis does much to clear the confusion and to allow the sunlight of political economy to shine through.’ -- Mark Pennington, King's College London, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. The puzzle of the commons 2. The political economy of the commons 3. Governing forests 4. Governing fisheries 5. Governing minerals 6. Governing the global environment 7. Simple rules to manage the commons References Index

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Book SynopsisPersonal Sustainability Practices is a collection of 19 academic and practitioner perspectives on the topic of faculty personal sustainability. The book addresses the issues of whether, how, where, and when faculty who teach, research, consult, and perform academic and community service are, or need to be, practicing and communicating their own sustainability behaviors to students and other stakeholders. The contributors represent multiple countries, disciplines, academic levels and affiliations, and orientations on those issues and on the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals related to their personal sustainability practices. The chapter contributions highlight the several main concepts of systems, internal and external integration, curriculum development, and social movements. The key takeaway is that many sustainability scholars are practicing and communicating a wide variety of sustainability actions but that greater consistency and frequency among faculty sustainability values, expression, and actions are generally possible and necessary, and that further exploration of this overall topic is encouraged.Current faculty and doctoral students in the field of environmental or socio-economic sustainability, as well as business, government and nonprofit organization executives who interact with said faculty, will be inspired by the examination of values and personal practices.Trade Review‘This book on personal sustainability is a unique and urgently needed volume for advancing sustainable development. As faculty, we disparage companies and managers, but seldom do we turn our scrutiny inward and focus on our own personal commitment and conduct. This is a unique and most inspiring volume and I enthusiastically recommend it.’ -- Archie B. Carroll, Professor Emeritus, University of Georgia, US, co-author of forthcoming Business & Society: Ethics, Sustainability & Stakeholder Management, 11th EditionTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to Personal Sustainability Practices 1 Mark Starik and Patricia Kanashiro 2 Why focus on faculty personal sustainability? 13 Mark Starik, Patricia Kanashiro, and Gordon Rands PART I SUSTAINABILITY PRACTICES IN ACTION 3 Design for the experience: a more sustainable future 22 Robert Sroufe 4 Teaching complex adaptive systems through multiple spheres of influence 34 Bernadette Roche 5 If everything is connected, where do you begin? 45 Jimmy Y. Jia and Rick Dickinson 6 Creating connections for progress toward sustainability 57 Kevin D. Carlson and John H. Grant 7 Cultivating the ecological imagination 69 Billy Friebele PART II INTERNAL/EXTERNAL INTEGRATION (VALUES TO ACTION) 8 Spanning a sustainability career: challenges, changes, and commitment – an interview with Dr. Paul Shrivastava 82 Shelley F. Mitchell 9 Living and communicating personal sustainability 93 Amy K. Townsend 10 Sustainability-oriented management education as personal practice and a “kit” for managers beyond the era of business as usual 103 Ralph Meima 11 Learning to think like a city: connecting civic activism with the classroom and the curriculum 114 Bruce Paton 12 What do you value? How valuing time leads to deeper environmental engagement 124 Thomas E. Stone 13 The story of a sustainability cabin: Muir vs. Pinchot 135 Van V. Miller PART III CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT IN SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATION 14 An ecocentric radically reflexive approach to walking the “Earth System talk” in sustainability education 148 Melissa Edwards and Wendy Stubbs 15 Does business ethics always have to be reactive? 161 Mark Heuer 16 Students in action: faculty encouraging outreach and involvement 172 Gary Cocke, Joanna Gentsch, William E. Hefley, and Carolyn Reichert 17 Student sustainability knowledge gained from classroom and field experience 183 Dave Nelson and George Ionescu PART IV FACULTY PERSONAL SUSTAINABILITY AS SOCIAL MOVEMENT 18 The power of faculty sustainability practices helping businesses drive social change: an interview with Jessica Yinka Thomas 196 Patricia Kanashiro 19 From personal to professional: a reflective account of academics engaging with sustainability 205 Louise Obara, Te Klangboonkrong, Gary Chapman, and Regina Frank 20 OS4Future: an academic advocacy movement for our future 217 Giuseppe Delmestri, Helen Etchanchu, Joel Bothello, Stefanie Habersang, Gabriela Gutierrez Huerter O, and Elke Schuessler 21 The tie that binds: how economic literacy is a foundation for sustainability 229 Madhavi Venkatesan Index

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Book SynopsisNature-based solutions (NBS) are increasingly being adopted to address climate change, health, and urban sustainability, yet ensuring they are effective and inclusive remains a challenge. Addressing these challenges through chapters by leading experts in both global south and north contexts, this book advances the science of NBS in cities and discusses the frontiers for next-generation urban NBS.NBS are fundamentally inter- and transdisciplinary approaches that require systems thinking and multilevel governance. With a focus on the multiple challenges that cities face, from heat and air pollution to storm water and threats to human health, this book puts forward a diversity of ideas for embracing complexity in mainstreaming NBS and inspiring new approaches to create the ecological urban futures we need.Speaking to the need for cities around the world to employ ecological, nature-based design, this book will be essential reading for early career professionals, practitioners, scholars, and students across multiple disciplines engaging with nature-based solutions including urban ecology, design, architecture, landscape architecture, geography, urban planning, policy, and management. Trade Review‘In this urban century, the period of the fastest urban growth in human history, humans still need nature to survive and thrive. In this crucial book, some of the best urban scientists in the world give us a guide for how nature can be a solution to the pressing needs of our time, including climate resilience and equity. For anyone planning, implementing, or monitoring nature-based solutions in cities, this is an essential book.’ -- Robert McDonald, Lead Scientist for Nature-based Solutions at The Nature Conservancy‘A lot has been written about nature-based solutions for cities, but this book by some of the leading experts in this field is a must read. It provides a systematic and highly accessible overview of what nature-based solutions are and (can) do for cities, while also offering great examples of making these solutions work, from governance approaches to mobilising art.’ -- Cecil Konijnendijk, University of British Columbia, Canada‘This comprehensive book describes in accessible fashion nature based solutions for cities. It brings together the latest knowledge and experiences and is essential reading for researchers, policy makers and practitioners.’ -- Mark J Nieuwenhuijsen, ISGlobal - Barcelona Institute for Global Health, Spain‘This book captures a wonderful diversity of knowledge on the multitude of solutions that nature presents to the growing challenges of our urban world. It offers inspiring ideas and practical insights for making the transition to more liveable, peaceful and resilient cities for all living creatures, in every part of the world. The book presents great examples of nature-friendly and inclusive design and cost-effective nature-based solutions that improve quality of life, climate resilience and equitable and regenerative business opportunities.’ -- Chantal van Ham, Arcadis, Belgium‘For too long, cities were thought of as the opposite of nature. Now scientists and planners understand that nature is in fact present in cities. This excellent new book shows how cities can enhance the work of nature within their boundaries to improve people's lives and the biodiversity of our urban world.’ -- Steward T.A. Pickett, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies‘Cities are facing unprecedented challenges with an urgent need to adapt to a rapidly changing climate and to address accelerating levels of social and economic inequality. This thought provoking and stimulating book gives us exciting pathways forward for regions and residents to transform toward cities that are liveable, just and equitable, but in an inclusive way and inspired by nature. It's an inspiration for us all.’ -- Thomas Elmqvist, Stockholm University, Sweden‘Cities around the world are employing ecological, nature-based designs to provide a variety of urban services for urban residents. How can we ensure that they are effective, equitable, and will last? This book is essential reading for graduate students and practitioners alike on the state of the art in how to harness the power of nature for transformational change.’ -- Gretchen Daily, Stanford University, US‘As the international community is urgently called to put the lofty goals of the UN’s Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework into practice in an increasingly urban planet, this book offers valuable insights based on tested approaches to make urban sustainable consumption and production a transformative force for human well-being and ecosystem health in challenging times. Recognized by the UN’s Environmental Assembly, NBS has become an essential tool for resilience to climate change, and for mainstreaming nature and human rights into urban planning, development, and governance.’ -- Oliver Hillel, urban development specialist and officer in the UN’s Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity from 1996 to 2023Table of ContentsContents: Foreword I xiv Dagmar Haase Foreword II xv Karen C. Seto Sonja Knapp and J. Scott MacIvor 1 Nature-based solutions for sustainable, resilient, and equitable cities 1 Timon McPhearson, Nadja Kabisch, and Niki Frantzeskaki PART I NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS FOR WHAT AND FOR WHOM? 2 Nature-based solutions and climate change resilience 14 Nancy B. Grimm, Yeowon Kim, Jason R. Sauer, and Stephen R. Elser 3 Towards just nature-based solutions for cities 30 Laura Tozer, Harini Nagendra, Pippin Anderson, and Jessica Kavonic PART II THE NATURE OF NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS 4 Urban ecological resilience: ensuring urban ecosystems can provide nature-based solutions 50 Timon McPhearson, Erik Andersson, Filipa Grilo, Bianca Lopez, and Nour Zein 5 Nature-based solutions and biodiversity: synergies, trade-offs, and ways forward 83 Sonja Knapp and J. Scott MacIvor PART III THE MULTIPLE BENEFITS OF NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS 6 Just, nature-based solutions as critical urban infrastructure for cooling and cleaning airsheds 106 Paul Coseo and Zoe Hamstead 7 Nature-based solutions as critical urban infrastructure for water resilience 147 Lauren McPhillips, Hong Wu, Carolina Rojas Quezada, Bernice Rosenzweig, Jason R. Sauer, and Brandon Winfrey 8 Human physical health outcomes influenced by contact with nature 168 Lilah M. Besser and Gina S. Lovasi 9 Nature-based solutions and mental health 193 Nadja Kabisch, Sukanya Basu, Matilda van den Bosch, Gregory N. Bratman, and Oskar Masztalerz PART IV NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS GOVERNANCE, PLANNING, AND VALUE 10 Planning and maintaining nature-based solutions: lessons for foresight and sustainable care from Berlin, Jakarta, Melbourne, and Santiago de Chile 215 Rieke Hansen, Judy Bush, Didit Okta Pribadi, and Emanuel Giannotti 11 Governance of and with nature-based solutions in cities 241 Niki Frantzeskaki, Katinka Wijsman, Clare Adams, Nadja Kabisch, Shirin Malekpour, Melissa Pineda Pinto, and Paula Vandergert 12 Mapping, measuring, and valuing the benefits of nature-based solutions in cities 260 Anne D. Guerry, Eric V. Lonsdorf, Chris Nootenboom, Roy P. Remme, Rob Griffin, Hillary Waters, Stephen Polasky, Baolong Han, Tong Wu, Benjamin D. Janke, Megan Meacham, Perrine Hamel, and Xueman Wang PART V ENGAGING ART AND DESIGN FOR AND WITH NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS 13 Urban designs as social-natural resolutions 296 Brian McGrath, Danai Thaitakoo, Nithirath Chaemchuen, and Tommy Yang 14 Ecological art in cities: exploring the potential for art to promote and advance nature-based solutions 317 Christopher Kennedy, Ellie Irons, and Patricia Lea Watts 15 1 + 1 = 3: stories of imagination and the art of nature-based solutions 341 Patrick M. Lydon, David Maddox, Robin Lasser, Baixo Ribeiro, and Carla Vitantonio 16 Towards mainstreaming nature-based solutions for achieving biodiverse, resilient, and inclusive cities 364 Timon McPhearson, Nadja Kabisch, and Niki Frantzeskaki Index 376

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Book SynopsisSustainable Tourism in the Americas introduces the reader to the establishment of sustainable tourism across the region. It examines questions such as 'what is really meant by sustainable tourism?'Covered in eight chapters, the book discusses the evolution and application of the concept in the Americas from its origins as well as documenting established success stories of sustainable tourism policy and implementation from several countries in the Americas. The country and regional case studies critically examine what sustainable tourism means in their destination and address how in practice the concept of sustainability can be built to show results across different cultural and ecological situations ranging from local indigenous sites to urban environments. The book presents solid findings and includes content from: research of academics and experiences of those working within the heritage setting; recent criteria and indicators of sustainable tourism developed by GSTC and other standards, indicators and observatories work associated with UNWTO; success stories of managing Western tourism destinations and applies relevant lessons to Americas; Provides support to those who need to study and manage impacted destinations.It will be a valuable addition to the current lack of literature on this concept and of particular interest to those working within and studying tourism management and related themes.

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Book SynopsisThis unique and insightful work examines the importance of 'quality of life' for the city which has become a key component of urban competitiveness over the past 30 years. It argues that having a high or low 'quality of life' will have important consequences for the vitality and status of any city.Throughout the book, emphasis is placed upon the skilled, highly mobile and generally younger labour force who choose the city in which they want to work and live based on the 'quality of life' elements offered to them. Consequently, there is mounting pressure on today's cities and the firms in their economies to create environments that are attractive to the new-age of the workforce and the key resource in the economy. The book's eight substantive chapters explore this issue by each examining a distinct element that comprises 'quality of life', including the approach of economists to quality of life, links to urban competitiveness, the economy, urban amenities and attributes.Providing an original perspective on contemporary cities and their economies, The City and Quality of Life will be essential reading for city and company leaders who implement policy and wish to further understand the attributes of 'quality of life' for their citizens. It will also be useful for researchers, university professors and students in disciplines such as economics and finance, geography and urban studies.Trade Review‘The City and Quality of Life covers a wide-ranging body of literature and ideas, many of which could be hypotheses suitable for further testing. The book could be useful for those students, academic researchers, and policy makers interested in urban studies and the promise of cities in a rapidly urbanizing world.’ -- Robert W Marans, Journal of Urban Affairs‘The City and Quality of Life marked a significant reorientation of economic research about the quality of life of a city. It reflects Kresl’s outstanding knowledge of urban economics developed throughout a distinguished career. This book speaks to a wide readership in social sciences beyond disciplinary confines, and without doubt provides a stimulus for further critical debate about quality of life in contemporary cities.’ -- Alessandra Michelangeli, Regional Studies'In an era of pandemics and economic turbulence, remote working and learning, and significant shifts in both international and domestic migration patterns, Peter Karl Kresl has provided a timely and at times provocative treatise on cities and the quality of life that they provide in a world undergoing unprecedented urbanization. This very readable text should be required reading for professional planners and many of the people who find themselves navigating on a daily basis both the wondrous joys and vexing challenges of contemporary city life.' -- Earl H. Fry, BYU Emeritus Professor and co-director of the New International Cities Era project'Under the challenge of global and regional economic restructuring, cities have to achieve high quality of life to attract skilled people and companies in the evolving new economy. This book is a systematic study on the concept of quality of life, its impacts on urban economy, and how demographics, urban attributes and amenities affect the quality of life. This is a timely book for urban scholars and city leaders to understand and enhance the quality of life and urban competitiveness.' -- Jianfa Shen, The Chinese University of Hong KongTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction: the importance of the quality of urban life 2. Contemporary analysis of quality of life 3. Quality of life and competitiveness 4. Quality of life and the economy 5. Demographics and quality of life 6. Urban attributes and quality of life 7. Urban amenities and quality of life 8. Looking forward Index

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Book SynopsisThis book focuses on the spread of public and private environmental and food safety regulations from Europe and North America to Asia and Africa. It explores the growth of policy diffusion and standard alignment on sustainability observed in non-Western follower countries in a globalizing world.The book examines the role of both developed and developing non-Western countries as followers that adopt food safety, environmental and sustainability policies under different conditions to those of the originating country. Chapters analyse non-state forms of transnational regulation, and how these have diffused to non-Western countries. They showcase how standard alignment efforts lead to multiple localized regulations determined by specific circumstances, highlighting the dilemma in designing policy in an era of globalization.The use of in-depth case studies by renowned experts will make this book an important read for political science and economics scholars interested in trade, standards and international regulation. Policy-makers concerned with issues of sustainability in follower countries will find the book’s lessons on how to adapt policies helpful.Trade Review‘The Diffusion of Public and Private Sustainability Regulation sheds much needed light on the domestic processes in Asian and African countries that adopt policies originating from elsewhere. Policy diffusion processes are an essential part of global environmental governance but we still don’t fully understand how, in particular, non-Western countries translate and adopt environmental regulations that originate from Western countries. This book is a major contribution in this regard.’ -- - Katja Biedenkopf, University of Leuven, BelgiumTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction to The Diffusion of Public and Private Sustainability Regulations: The Responses of Follower Countries 1 Etsuyo Michida, John Humphrey and David Vogel 2. National palm oil standards in Asia: motivations and impacts on trade and rural development 17 John Humphrey and Etsuyo Michida 3. Factors explaining the adoption of green building rating systems at the country level: competition of LEED and other green building rating systems 47 Kenji Shiraishi and Hajime Iseda 4. Diffusion mechanisms for regulating fishery products: the cases of Tanzania, Madagascar, and Mauritius 75 Akiko Yanai 5. Seeking the similarities while keeping the differences: the development of emissions trading schemes in northeast Asia 99 Fang-Ting Cheng 6. The diffusion of energy efficiency policies in Asian countries: country-specific drivers of policy followers 120 Michikazu Kojima Index 137

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Book SynopsisThis timely Handbook presents the latest knowledge on technological innovation for climate change mitigation and adaptation. Looking beyond technical fixes, it further draws on economics, politics and sociology to explore how modern technology can contribute to effective and socially just sustainability transitions.Examining cutting-edge research on energy, transport and industry, this Handbook argues that we have the technologies and policy instruments needed to mitigate and adapt to climate change. However, for larger-scale implementation the support at the socio-economic and political levels has to be increased. Chapters further analyse the role that technology plays in key sectors, such as agriculture and forestry, in order to become more sustainable. Contributors also reflect on the position of technology in society, illustrating the wider socio-technical systems that determine the impact that new technologies can have. They call for the political will to implement and scale up technological measures to address climate change across the world.The Handbook on Climate Change and Technology will be essential reading for academics and students of climate change, energy, sustainability and environmental governance and regulation. It will also be an invaluable resource for practitioners and policymakers seeking a deeper understanding of the role of technology in sustainability transitions.Trade Review‘This book is a goldmine for practitioners and researchers in the field of climate change and technology. The depth and breadth of this book is second to none, bringing together contributions from top technology experts across key domains of climate change mitigation.’ -- Rasmus Lema, Maastricht University, the Netherlands‘A tour de force in terms of ambition, scope, and execution. The Handbook covers it all, from climate mitigation and adaptation to the supreme importance of looking beyond technology to avert climate disaster. It’s crammed not only with deep expert knowledge across more than 30 chapters from some of the world’s top thinkers, it is written and presented in impressive clarity and style. It’s moved into front place on my bookshelf.’ -- Benjamin K. Sovacool, Boston University, US‘Technology is the key to climate change mitigation and adaptation in these challenging times. The timely launch of the Handbook on Climate Change and Technology enables us to discover the wide range of technologies today to meet the Paris Agreement goals. A must-read for all who are interested in the impacts of climate change and how to make the world a better place to live in.’ -- May Tan-Mullins, James Cook University, SingaporeTable of ContentsContents: PART I TECHNOLOGIES FOR CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION I.1 INTRODUCTION 1 Introduction: how technology and climate change mitigation became intertwined 2 Frauke Urban and Johan Nordensvärd 2 Implementing 100% renewable energy to decarbonise emission pathways 16 Mark Diesendorf I.2 ENERGY 3 Wind energy for mitigating global climate change 35 Lennart Söder 4 Solar photovoltaic technologies for mitigating global climate change 58 Michelle Vaqueiro Contreras, Jianjun Li, Moonyong Kim and Martin A. Green 5 Hydropower, climate change and sustainable energy transitions 82 Giuseppina Siciliano 6 The role of bioenergy, biofuels and biogas in mitigating global climate change 103 Frauke Urban and Johan Nordensvärd 7 Carbon dioxide removal and bioenergy carbon capture and storage 116 Fabian Levihn 8 The role of hydrogen in mitigating global climate change 134 Daniele Silvestro, Peder Zandén Kjellén, Nikhilesh Dharmala, Shveta Soam and Karl Hillman 9 Improving energy efficiency of buildings 163 Fredrik von Malmborg, Martin Björklund and Patrik Rohdin I.3 TRANSPORT 10 Transition towards more efficient road transports: insights from mobility analytics 180 Anna Danielsson, David Gundlegård, Clas Rydergren and Nikolaos Tsanakas 11 Sustainable energy transitions in aviation 196 Frauke Urban, Johan Nordensvärd and Aneta Kulanovic 12 Sustainable energy transitions in maritime shipping: a global perspective 205 Fumi Harahap, Mahrokh Samavati and Anissa Nurdiawati I.4 INDUSTRY 13 Circular economy for energy-intensive industries 228 Andreas Feldmann 14 Decarbonizing energy-intensive industries: the case of the steel sector 237 Frauke Urban I.5 CITIES AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT 15 Cities and climate-resilient development 247 Jason Alexandra 16 The potential and limitations of heat pumps to mitigate climate change in the built environment 261 Chang Su I.6 GRIDS, BATTERIES AND DIGITALISATION 17 The flexible grid infrastructure enabling power grid evolution and decarbonization 274 Lina Bertling Tjernberg and Hamza Shafique 18 Vehicle and stationary batteries for a sustainable future: recent developments and challenges around second-life applications and recycling 291 Tarun Kumar Agrawal and Patricia van Loon 19 Digitalization of the EU electricity system: the challenge of a just energy transition 302 Irene A. Niet, Romy Dekker, Luc F.M. van Summeren, Eef Masson, Anna J. Wieczorek, Frank C.A. Veraart and Rinie C. van Est PART II TECHNOLOGIES FOR CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION II.1 AGRICULTURE 20 Agricultural innovation and climate change adaptation: a framework for analysis 323 Lars Otto Naess, John Thompson and Bridget Allen-O’Neil 21 Climate change, policy processes and local vulnerability 336 Catherine Doe Adodoadji-Dogbe and Frauke Urban II.2 FORESTRY 22 Forest management planning technologies in the light of climate change 353 Pete Bettinger, Alba Rocio Gutierrez Garzon, Krista Merry, Angela Tsao, Volkan Bektas, Taeyoon Lee, Joshua Uzu and Jacek Siry II.3 FISHING AND MARINE ENVIRONMENTS 23 Vulnerability and adaptation to climate change in coastal fishing communities 371 Catherine Doe Adodoadji-Dogbe and Frauke Urban II.4 DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT 24 Disaster risk reduction, disaster risk management and climate change adaptation 388 Frauke Urban and Johan Nordensvärd PART III BEYOND TECHNICAL FIXES FOR ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE: THE ROLE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES 25 Future directions for sustainability transitions research 403 Jonathan Köhler 26 Justice in low-carbon transitions: energy justice, just transitions and utility-scale wind power 413 Adolfo Mejía-Montero and Kirsten E. H. Jenkins 27 Gender and climate justice 434 Jennie C. Stephens 28 The role of energy and climate policy in mitigating global climate change 444 Johan Nordensvärd and Frauke Urban 29 The economics of climate change: a review 462 Frauke Urban and Johan Nordensvärd 30 The economics of mitigating climate change: a critical review of modeling approaches 482 Richard A. Rosen 31 Promoting climate change resilience: an illustrative case study 500 Michelle Rydback 32 Sharing climate information in supply chains: reach and limitations of ICT and marketing 517 Anna-Maria Nyquist Index 532

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