Description
Book SynopsisEURECA-PRO is the global educational core hub and interdisciplinary research and innovation leader in qualitative environmental and social framework development for responsible consumption and production.
Through its novel approach, on the one hand, it holistically contributes to the highly topical issue of Sustainable Consumption and Production under the umbrella of Sustainable Development Goal 12, and on the other hand it effectively contributes to the development of the European Higher Education Area complimentary to Sustainable Development Goal 4.
In this book readers will find the discussion results among professionals, academics and scientists on responsible consumption and production, regarding the latest advances to achieve a sustainable society. This book contents 5 chapters focused on: Smart and healthy societies, Recycling, reused and longer lasting products, fresh air, clean water, healthy soil and biodiversity, cleaner energy and cutting-edge clean technological innovation, and industry 4.0.
This book also intends to show the current and future challenges, and innovative solutions considering the technological, humanistic, educational, economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainability
Table of ContentsSmart and healthy societies · Smart healthy
· Healthy cities and quality of life
· Smart cities: energy systems, buildings, mobility and transportation
· Data security and privacyies
Recycling, reuse, and longer lasting products
· Societal, economic, and technological change for improvement, recovery and reuse of materials and products
· Technical, societal, economic, business and policy aspects and strategies to improve sustainability and productivity of resources use
· Circular plastics/ sustainable packaging
· Sustainable built environment: natural, ecological, waste-based or recycled content
Fresh air, clean water, healthy soil and biodiversity
· Socio-ecological processes and impacts: knowledge for human well-being and environmental sustainability
· Global change and environmental disturbances
· Biodiversity in the air of modeling and artificial intelligence
· Soil and water conservation and impacts
Cleaner energy and cutting-edge clean technological innovation
· CCUS - Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage
· Green hydrogen in the global energy system
· Renewable energy transition
· Decarbonizing the global economy
Industry 4.0
· Sensors for the smart manufacturing environment, healthcare and other applications
· Industrial applications of the Internet of Things
· Educating the Industry 4.0 generation
Artificial intelligence for industrial applications
