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  • Towards a Climate-Resilient Future Together

    Tools for Engaging Citizens for a Better Future

    by Mandy A. van den Ende, Arjan Wardekker, Dries L.T. Hegger, Heleen L.P. Mees, Joost M. Vervoort ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    Although many local authorities underline the important role of citizens in climate adaptation, many experience difficulties with organizing citizen participation in a way that is meaningful to both citizens and policymakers. Climate change is for many simply not a top priority. Besides, the future is often rather abstract to people, citizens in particular. We argue that practical tools are needed ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

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  • Taking Stock of Industrial Ecology

    Edited by Roland Clift, Angela Druckman ...
    How can we design more sustainable industrial and urban systems that reduce environmental impacts while supporting a high quality of life for everyone? What progress has been made towards reducing resource use and waste, and what are the prospects for more resilient, material-efficient economies? What are the environmental and social impacts of global supply chains and how can they be measured and ... Read more

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  • Business Transitions: A Path to Sustainability

    The CapSEM Model

    Edited by Annik Magerholm Fet ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This open access book represents a journey documenting the development of tools and methodologies over 3 decades and asks where the future lies. It further develops seminal work carried out under the auspices of the Capacity building in Sustainability and Environmental Management (CapSEM) project co-funded by the EU Erasmus programme from 2016-2019 as well as research projects such as IGLO-MP2020, ... Read more

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  • Nature-Based Solutions to Climate Change Adaptation in Urban Areas

    Linkages between Science, Policy and Practice

    Edited by Nadja Kabisch, Horst Korn, Jutta Stadler, Aletta Bonn ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This open access book brings together research findings and experiences from science, policy and practice to highlight and debate the importance of nature-based solutions to climate change adaptation in urban areas. Emphasis is given to the potential of nature-based approaches to create multiple-benefits for society.The expert contributions present recommendations for creating synergies between ... Read more

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  • Sustainability Science

    An Introduction

    Edited by Arnim Wiek, Harald Heinrichs, Pim Martens, Gerd Michelsen ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    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 ... Read more

    $80.09 USD

  • Organizing Sustainable Development

    Edited by Aneta Kuźniarska, Karolina Mania, Monika Jedynak ...
    Series series Routledge Open Business and Economics
    The role and meaning of sustainable development have been recognized in the scientific literature for decades. However, there has recently been a dynamic increase in interest in the subject, which results in numerous, in-depth scientific research and publications with an interdisciplinary dimension. This edited volume is a compendium of theoretical knowledge on sustainable development. The context ... Read more

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  • The Sustainability Communication Reader

    A Reflective Compendium

    Edited by Franzisca Weder, Larissa Krainer, Matthias Karmasin ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    The Textbook seeks for an innovative approach to Sustainability Communication as transdisciplinary area of research. Following the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, which are intended to transform the world as it is known, we seek for a multidisciplinary discussion of the role communication plays in realizing these goals. With complementing theoretical approaches and concepts, the book ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions

    Results of SSPCR 2019—Open Access Contributions

    Edited by Adriano Bisello, Daniele Vettorato, David Ludlow, Claudia Baranzelli ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This open access book offers a selection of research papers and case studies presented at the 3rd international conference “Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions”, held in December 2019 in Bolzano, Italy, and explores the concept of smart and sustainable planning, including top contributions from academics, policy makers, consultants and other professionals.Innovation processes ... Read more

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  • Business Models in the Circular Economy

    Concepts, Examples and Theory

    by Roberta De Angelis ...
    Series series Business and Management (R0)
    This book focuses on the role of corporations in the transition towards an economy that works more in line with ecological limits. It is centred on business model innovation in the context of the circular economy, which is gaining consensus across business, policy and academic circles by proposing more resource efficient industrial processes. Interest in circular business models is growing within ... Read more

    $71.99 USD

  • Sustainable Business

    Managing the Challenges of the 21st Century

    by Manuel Fischer, Daniel Foord, Jan Frecè, Kirsten Hillebrand, Ingrid Kissling-Näf, Rahel Meili, Marie Peskova, David Risi, René Schmidpeter, Tobias Stucki ...
    Series series Business and Management (R0)
    This open access book is a compact guide to the development of sustainable business, which has become the central concept in discussions about the future development of humanity and planet earth. It provides basic terminology and concepts on sustainable business and offers insights into a new management paradigm that integrates social and environmental dimensions into business models, strategies, ... Read more

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  • Resilient Urban Futures

    Edited by Zoé A. Hamstead, David M. Iwaniec, Timon McPhearson, Marta Berbés-Blázquez, Elizabeth M. Cook, Tischa A. Muñoz-Erickson ...
    Series series The Urban Book Series
    This open access book addresses the way in which urban and urbanizing regions profoundly impact and are impacted by climate change. The editors and authors show why cities must wage simultaneous battles to curb global climate change trends while adapting and transforming to address local climate impacts. This book addresses how cities develop anticipatory and long-range planning capacities for ... Read more

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  • Circular Economy

    Challenges and Opportunities for Ethical and Sustainable Business

    Edited by Helen Kopnina, Kim Poldner ...
    How can we design circular business models? How can we organize the transition from a linear to a circular economy? And how can we imagine circular futures that help us transform current realities? This book aims to provide answers to these questions while addressing the challenges and opportunities of the circular economy.The authors reflect on why conventional sustainability models – such as the ... Read more

    $57.99 USD