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Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1998-07-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264163201
This publication presents leading environmental indicators from the OECD Core Set and thus contributes to measuring environmental performance and progress towards sustainable development.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1597263508
Produced in collaboration with the leading international organizations involved with sustainable development, this work is a reference for development and environmental policy professionals, as well as for students and scholars in environmental studies and international studies.
Author : Dan Osborn,D. B. Roy,P. K. Hankard,J. Treweek,B. C. Eversham,S. J. Manchester,Department of the Environment
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 55 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:704088488
Author : Tomás Hák,Bedrich Moldan,Arthur Lyon Dahl
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2012-09-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781597266284
While the concept of sustainability has been widely embraced, it has been only vaguely defined and is exceedingly difficult to measure. Sustainability indicators are critical to making the broad concept of sustainability operational by providing specific measures by which decision makers and the public can judge progress. Sustainability Indicators defines the present state of the art in indicator development. It presents a comprehensive assessment of the science behind various indicators, while placing special emphasis on their use as communications tools. The contributors draw on their experience as academics and practitioners to describe the conceptual challenges to measuring something as complex as sustainability at local, regional, national, and global scales. The book also reviews existing indicators to assess how they could be better employed, considering which indicators are overused and which have been underutilized. Sustainability Indicators will help planners and policy makers find indicators that are ready for application and relevant to their needs, and will help researchers identify the unresolved issues where progress is most urgently needed. All readers will find advice as to the most effective ways to use indicators to support decision making.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 814 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Conservation of natural resources
ISBN : UOM:39015048703691
Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2006-05-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264012196
This book includes key environmental indicators endorsed by OECD Environment Ministers and major environmental indicators from the OECD Core Set.
Author : Herbert Inhaber
Publisher : New York ; Toronto : Wiley
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1976-03-22
Category : Science
ISBN : UOM:39015005149961
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Environmental health
ISBN : CORNELL:31924063052843
Author : Raghbendra Jha,K.V. Bhanu Murthy
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2006-09-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134227327
With globalization fast becoming an irreversible process, it is necessary to pay increased attention to the implications for environmental sustainability. However, the so-called environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) argument implies that rapid economic growth in many developing countries should be environmentally unsustainable. Environmental Sustainability addresses this dichotomy and articulates a notion of consumption sustainability that is both universal and pertains to the indefinite future. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of addressing a broad spectrum of sources of environmental degradation and relates this measure to an index of economic achievement more complete than per capita income. As well as the EKC, authors Jha and Murthy also critique the Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI) and empirically substantiate the proposition that a certain type of development in the presently high-income countries is primarily responsible for global environmental degradation. Several policy conclusions for global environmental management are also advanced. Throughout, Jha and Murthy comprehensively evaluate existing approaches to environmental sustainability and critically review empirical studies of environmental degradation, and economic development, making this an invaluable source of information for those concerned with environmental economics and political economy.
Author : Wayne R. Ott
Publisher : Ann Arbor Science Publishers
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : UOM:39015013989259
Author : Daniel H. McKenzie,D. Eric Hyatt,V. Janet McDonald
Publisher : Springer
Page : 858 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461546597
Today environmental problems of unprecedented magnitude confront planet earth. The sobering fact is that a whole range of human activities is affecting our global environment as profoundly as the billions of years of evolution that preceded our tenure on Earth. The pressure on vital natural resources in the developing world and elsewhere is intense, and the destruction of tropical forests, wildlife habitat, and other irreplaceable resources, is alarming. Climate change, ozone depletion, loss of genetic diversity, and marine pollution are critical global environmental concerns. Their cumulative impact threatens to destroy the planet's natural resources. The need to address this situation is urgent. More than at any previous moment in history, nature and ecological systems are in human hands, dependent on human efforts. The earth is an interconnected and interdependent global ecosystem, and change in one part of the system often causes unexpected change in other parts. Atmospheric, oceanic, wetland, terrestrial and other ecological systems have a finite capacity to absorb the environmental degradation caused by human behavior. The need for an environmentally sound, sustainable economy to ease this degradation is evident and urgent. Policies designed to stimulate economic development by foregoing pollution controls both destroy the long-term economy and ravage the environment. Over the years, we have sometimes drawn artificial distinctions between the health of individuals and the health of ecosystems. But in the real world, those distinctions do not exist.
Author : Jiří J Klemeš
Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2015-01-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780128022337
Assessing and Measuring Environmental Impact and Sustainability answers the question “what are the available methodologies to assess the environmental sustainability of a product, system or process? Multiple well-known authors share their expertise in order to give a broad perspective of this issue from a chemical and environmental engineering perspective. This mathematical, quantitative book includes many case studies to assist with the practical application of environmental and sustainability methods. Readers learn how to efficiently assess and use these methods. This book summarizes all relevant environmental methodologies to assess the sustainability of a product and tools, in order to develop more green products or processes. With life cycle assessment as its main methodology, this book speaks to engineers interested in environmental impact and sustainability. Helps engineers to assess, evaluate, and measure sustainability in industry Provides workable approaches to environmental and sustainability assessment Readers learn tools to assess the sustainability of a process or product and to design it in an environmentally friendly way
Author : Monica Hale,Mike Lachowicz
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2002-01-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134679454
Environmental policies and initiatives have had a significant impact on businesses and employment practices across Europe. The Environment, Employment and Sustainable Development is a wide-ranging collection featuring contributions by academics and practitioners from countries including the UK, Spain, Switzerland, France, Belgium, The Netherlands and Ireland. Subjects covered include: * the effects of EU environmental directives, programmes and legislation and global conventions and agreements * assessment of environmental training, education and qualifications across Europe * national and international case studies * the commercial logic for businesses in 'going green' * examination of the growth in the public and private sector of career opportunities for those with environmental expertise.
Author : Samuel O. Idowu,Nicholas Capaldi,Liangrong Zu,Ananda Das Gupta
Publisher : Springer
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2013-01-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 3642280358
The role of Corporate Social Responsibility in the business world has developed from a fig leaf marketing front into an important aspect of corporate behavior over the past several years. Sustainable strategies are valued, desired and deployed more and more by relevant players in many industries all over the world. Both research and corporate practice therefore see CSR as a guiding principle for business success. The “Encyclopedia of Corporate Social Responsibility” has been conceived to assist researchers and practitioners to align business and societal objectives. All actors in the field will find reliable and up to date definitions and explanations of the key terms of CSR in this authoritative and comprehensive reference work. Leading experts from the global CSR community have contributed to make the “Encyclopedia of Corporate Social Responsibility” the definitive resource for this field of research and practice.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 604 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Conservation of natural resources
ISBN : UOM:39015048704244