The Science Of Sustainable Development

Author : J. Lemons,Donald A. Brown
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2013-06-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401584920

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Sustainable Development: Science, Ethics, and Public Policy by J. Lemons,Donald A. Brown Pdf

Of all the books written about the problems of sustainable development and environmental protection, Sustainable Development: Science, Ethics, and Public Policy is one of the first to examine the role of science, economics and law, and ethics as generally applied to decision making on sustainable development, particularly in respect to the recommendations contained in Agenda 21. Specifically, the book examines the role, capabilities, and certain strengths and weaknesses of these disciplines and their ethical implications in the context of sustainable development problems. Such an analysis is necessary to determine whether sustainable development problems create important new challenges and problems for government so that, where appropriate, new tools or approaches may be designed to overcome limitations or take advantage of the strengths of current scientific, economic and legal capabilities. Audience: Environmental professionals, whether academic, governmental or industrial, or in the private consultancy sector. Also suitable as an upper level text or reference.

Author : E. William Colglazier,Hassan A. Vafai,Kevin E. Lansey,Molli D. Bryson
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2021-12-20
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781000468038

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Sustainable Development for the Americas by E. William Colglazier,Hassan A. Vafai,Kevin E. Lansey,Molli D. Bryson Pdf

Environmental sustainability efforts require a great deal of engagement and political will, ranging from local communities to state departments. Science diplomats—from experts and scientists to spokespersons and ambassadors—can help facilitate at all levels and yield valued resources from technology sharing, capacity building, and knowledge exchanges. This book explores the importance of sustained international scientific cooperation, building community resilience, and the role of political will in sustainability and diplomacy. It shows how even small diplomatic efforts can influence myriad issues, from overfishing to human rights negotiations to global carbon emission reduction. Features: • Examines various topics such as global climate change, arid environments, water security and governance, trans-boundary conflict and cooperation, urban and rural resilience, and public health. • Presents case studies from various geographic regions through the lens of diplomacy, including the US–Mexico border, the Gulf of California, South America, Europe, the Middle East, Central and South Asia, and China. • Discusses how building networks of people, organizations, and countries engaged in science diplomacy is crucial for mutual growth and for overcoming conflicting political stances. Sustainable Development for the Americas: Science, Health and Engineering Policy and Diplomacy provides a useful resource for diplomats, policymakers, students, and decision-makers. It provides numerous examples of how using science and technology for policy and diplomacy is essential to finding common ground among nations for a collective global benefit.

Author : Jeffrey Sayer,Bruce Morgan Campbell
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0521534569

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The Science of Sustainable Development by Jeffrey Sayer,Bruce Morgan Campbell Pdf

This book demonstrates how practical science can be applied to real-life conservation and development problems.

Author : Harald Heinrichs,Pim Martens,Gerd Michelsen,Arnim Wiek
Publisher : Springer
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2015-11-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401772426

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Sustainability Science by Harald Heinrichs,Pim Martens,Gerd Michelsen,Arnim Wiek Pdf

This textbook provides a comprehensive compilation of conceptual perspectives, methodological approaches and empirical insights of inter- and transdisciplinary sustainability science. Written by an international team of authors from leading sustainability institutions, the textbook covers key perspectives and topics of the scientific discourse on sustainable development. More than two decades after conceptualizing sustainability as societal guiding vision and regulative idea the necessity of concretizing and realizing sustainability in societal praxis is bigger than ever. Sharply improved individual and societal sustainable decision-making and action is necessary for a better future of humankind and the planet. On that account problem- and solution-oriented perspectives and competencies are crucial. The different chapters assemble an encompassing view of essential foundations and specific areas of research and action in sustainability science and practice. The textbook aims at fostering the further establishment of sustainability science in higher education and to enable the next generation of sustainability experts to tackle the challenging and exciting topic of sustainable development.

Author : Anna Schwachula
Publisher : Transcript Verlag, Roswitha Gost, Sigrid Nokel u. Dr. Karin Werner
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2019-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3837648826

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Sustainable Development in Science Policy-Making by Anna Schwachula Pdf

This study focuses on German science policy for research cooperation with developing countries and emerging economies in sustainability research. Based on interviews with policy makers and researchers, it scrutinizes the actors, processes and contents of science policy in Germany.

Author : Per Becker
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 554 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2023-11-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780323956918

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Sustainability Science by Per Becker Pdf

Continues to fill gaps between the descriptive, conceptual, and transformative sustainability science Sustainability is increasingly important across functional sectors and scientific disciplines. Policy-makers, practitioners, and academics continue to wrestle with the complexity of risk, resilience, and sustainability, but because of the necessary transdisciplinary focus, it is difficult to find authoritative content in a single source. Sustainability Science: Managing Risk and Resilience for Sustainable Development, Second Edition, contributes to filling that gap and is completely revised with several new chapters. It asserts that all efforts for the sustainability of humankind are undermined by the four fundamental challenges of complexity, uncertainty, ambiguity, and dynamic change. While there are no silver bullets, this book contends that we need systems approaches, risk approaches, participatory approaches, and resilience approaches to address each of them and endeavours to provide such. With that in mind, this book describes the state of the world (Part I), proposes a way to approach the world (Part II), and suggests how to set out to change the world (Part III). ? Introduces a new agenda for sustainable development that reflects current thinking in sustainability science. ? Draws lessons from the entire history of humankind to help us understand our present and inform decisions for our future. ? Operationalises key concepts to provide a clear link between theory to practice. ? Combines a stern message about staggering sustainability challenges with advice for practical action and calls for hope. ? Includes new chapters on complexity–what it is, how it manifests, and its consequences–on resistance to knowledge and change–focusing on the drivers behind the phenomena and how to overcome them–and more.

Author : Walter Leal Filho
Publisher : Springer
Page : 991 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2017-10-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319630076

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Handbook of Sustainability Science and Research by Walter Leal Filho Pdf

This multidisciplinary handbook explores concrete case studies which illustrate how sustainability science and research can contribute to the realization of the goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It contains contributions from sustainability researchers from across the world.

Author : National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Development, Security, and Cooperation,Committee for Survey and Analysis of Science Advice on Sustainable Development to International Organizations
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2002-12-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780309168717

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Knowledge and Diplomacy by National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Development, Security, and Cooperation,Committee for Survey and Analysis of Science Advice on Sustainable Development to International Organizations Pdf

In the international effort to advance human health, welfare, and development while better managing and conserving the environment and natural resources, there is a clear and growing recognition of the role of scientific and technical knowledge in global governance. This has created an urgent need for the United Nations to equip itself with the capability to bring scientific knowledge to inform international decision making. Given the complexity and diversity of United Nations programs, organs, and mandates, this report focuses on the main functions of the United Nations that affect international governance in the fields related to sustainable development, with reference to the taxonomy of the key United Nations organs in which these functions are undertaken. Efforts have been made to ensure that the major categories of United Nations organs have been covered and therefore the results of the review are representative of the functioning of the United Nations system.

Author : Carlo C. Jaeger,J. David Tàbara,Julia Jaeger
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2011-06-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642192029

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European Research on Sustainable Development by Carlo C. Jaeger,J. David Tàbara,Julia Jaeger Pdf

This book provides the reader with a state-of-the-art view of research on sustainable development. Its emphasis lies on the transformative dimension of this research: sustainable development can only be realized through a far-reaching transformation of the situation humankind finds itself in at the beginning of the third millennium. The contributions are written by leading world experts in the conceptualisation and actual practice of sustainable development. The book provides a timely overview of ideas and methods as well as a variety of original learning examples on the most innovative approaches on sustainability science.

Author : Hiroki Fujii
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789819987115

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Science Education for Sustainable Development in Asia by Hiroki Fujii Pdf

Author : Ademola A. Adenle,Marian R. Chertow,Ellen H. M. Moors,David J. Pannell
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2020-07-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780190949525

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Science, Technology, and Innovation for Sustainable Development Goals by Ademola A. Adenle,Marian R. Chertow,Ellen H. M. Moors,David J. Pannell Pdf

After the United Nations adopted the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to "end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure prosperity for all," researchers and policy makers highlighted the importance of targeted investment in science, technology, and innovation (STI) to make tangible progress. Science, Technology, and Innovation for Sustainable Development Goals showcases the roles that STI solutions can play in meeting on-the-ground socio-economic and environmental challenges among domestic and international organizations concerned with the SDGs in three overlapping areas: agriculture, health, and environment/energy. Authors and researchers from 31 countries tackle both big-picture questions, such as scaling up the adoption and diffusion of new sustainable technologies, and specific, localized case studies, focusing on developing and middle-income countries and specific STI solutions and policies. Issues addressed include renewable energy, automated vehicles, vaccines, digital health, agricultural biotechnology, and precision agriculture. In bringing together diverse voices from both policy and academic spheres, this volume provides practical and relevant insights and advice to support policy makers and managers seeking to enhance the roles of STI in sustainable development.

Author : Adisa Azapagic,Slobodan Perdan,Roland Clift
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2004-07-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0470856092

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Sustainable Development in Practice by Adisa Azapagic,Slobodan Perdan,Roland Clift Pdf

This groundbreaking text provides background theory on the concept of sustainable development (environmental, social and economic aspects) and presents a series of practical case studies on such topics as waste water management, air quality, solid waste management and renewable energy.

Author : Isabel B. Franco
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2022-03-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789811664212

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Corporate Approaches to Sustainable Development by Isabel B. Franco Pdf

This book aims to answer the question: how can the industry action international approaches to corporate sustainability, ultimately achieving sustainable development and overall sustainability? With this question in mind, this manuscript examines how the industry, through existing approaches to corporate sustainability, contribute to addressing conflicting demands emerging from the achievement of sustainable development in a responsible, sustainable and innovative manner. It also reviews alternative models of corporate sustainability that contribute to achieving inclusive, sustainable development globally. Chapters 2 to 4 discuss emerging approaches to corporate sustainability. Chapters 5 to 11 examine the role that the extractive industry (mining and oil) could play in the delivery of sustainable solutions for the communities and environment in selected cases, in the Americas and Africa. Lastly, the manuscript showcases international corporate sustainability and climate change practices in the forestry, agriculture, tourism and manufacturing industries within the context of Asia and The Pacific region, particularly, Nepal and Bangladesh.

Author : Michael P. Weinstein,R. Eugene Turner
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 447 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2012-06-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781461431886

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Sustainability Science by Michael P. Weinstein,R. Eugene Turner Pdf

The object of this book is to highlight how the nascent field of sustainability science is addressing a key challenges for scientists; that is, understanding the workings of complex systems especially when humans are involved. A consistent thread in the sustainability science movement is the wide acknowledgement that greater degrees of integration across what are now segmented dimensions of extant Science and Technology systems will be a key factor in matching the most appropriate science and technology solutions to specific sustainability problems in specific places.

Author : Joseph H. Hulse
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781552503683

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Sustainable Development at Risk by Joseph H. Hulse Pdf

Over the past half century, the idea of sustainable development has drastically evolved and rooted itself in the lexicon of international development. But what is it, really? Are development agencies truly committed to long-term sustainable solutions to development issues? Are we learning from our past successes and failures? This book takes an historical perspective on these questions. The analysis begins with the Atlantic Charter, the creation of the United Nations, its family of agencies, and the international development banks. It reviews recommendations from international commissions and conferences, from World Bank and UNDP Human Development Reports. It comments on governmental policies, human and industrial actions detrimental to the planetOCOs environment and natural resources. It studies the patterns by which biotechnologies essential to human survival and health have progressed over the past 6000 years, and the consequences of uncontrolled urban growth on food and health security. The author hopes that this book will be OC informative and helpful to all who care about human suffering and degradation of the EarthOCOs environment and resources, in particular to men and women who are newcomers to international, governmental, and nongovernmental aid and assistance programs.OCO"