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  • Integrating Resiliency into Future Sustainable Cities

    Edited by Sameh Shamout, Matthew Bradbury, Hasim Altan, Yusef Patel, Peter McPherson ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    Explore the forefront of urban resilience and sustainability with this groundbreaking collection of research and insights. From the 5th edition of the Resilient and Responsible Architecture and Urbanism (RRAU) conference, this book brings together diverse perspectives and innovative solutions for building resilient and sustainable cities of the future.Featuring contributions from leading scholars, ... Read more

    $224.09 USD

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  • Designing for Zero Waste

    Consumption, Technologies and the Built Environment

    Edited by Steffen Lehmann, Robert Crocker ...
    Series series Earthscan Series on Sustainable Design
    Designing for Zero Waste is a timely, topical and necessary publication. Materials and resources are being depleted at an accelerating speed and rising consumption trends across the globe have placed material efficiency, waste reduction and recycling at the centre of many government policy agendas, giving them an unprecedented urgency. While there has been a considerable literature addressing ... Read more

    $87.99 USD

  • Design for Regenerative Cities and Landscapes

    Rebalancing Human Impact and Natural Environment

    Edited by Rob Roggema ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book discusses the way to design and plan for regenerative cities and landscapes. Where sustainability aims to safeguard the resources for future generations, and the resilience concept focuses on dealing with shocks to keep the system functioning, regeneration aims to give back more than it takes from the system. This principle is often used in analytical and assessment literature, but not ... Read more

    $116.09 USD

  • Rethinking Sustainability Towards a Regenerative Economy

    Edited by Maria Beatrice Andreucci, Antonino Marvuglia, Milen Baltov, Preben Hansen ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This open access book is based on work from the COST Action “RESTORE - REthinking Sustainability TOwards a Regenerative Economy'', and highlights how sustainability in buildings, facilities and urban governance is crucial for a future that is socially just, ecologically restorative, and economically viable, for Europe and the whole planet. In light of the search for fair solutions to the climate ... Read more

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  • The Routledge Handbook of Global Sustainability Education and Thinking for the 21st Century

    Edited by Michele John ...
    This Handbook emerges as a pivotal resource in underscoring the important role of sustainability education in catalysing a global shift toward sustainable development. It articulates the need for a profound transformation within institutional leadership and educational frameworks to support the critical global sustainability transition.This Handbook explores sustainability thinking as a critical ... Read more

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  • Implementing Campus Greening Initiatives

    Approaches, Methods and Perspectives

    Edited by Nandhivarman Muthu, Walter Leal Filho, Mihaela Sima, Golda Edwin ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    Firmly rooted in the theory and practice of sustainable development, this book offers a comprehensive resource on sustainability, focusing on both industrialized and developing nations. Implementing Campus Greening Initiatives: Approaches, Methods and Perspectives is an attempt to promote and disseminate the work being done in this field by universities around the world. The need to integrate the ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Smart Cities, Energy and Climate

    Governing Cities for a Low-Carbon Future

    Edited by Oleg Golubchikov, Komali Yenneti ...
    Collective insight of key thought leaders in the field to clarify and reshape the vision of smart citiesSmart Cities, Energy and Climate: Governing Cities for a Low-Carbon Future is a seminal work that draws together insights and case studies on post-carbon urbanism across a variety of fields—from smart energy grids to active buildings, sustainable mobility and urban design.Another objective is to ... Read more

    $83.00 USD

  • Urban Climate Adaptation and Mitigation

    by Ayyoob Sharifi, Amir Reza Khavarian-Garmsir ...
    Uniquely focused on the contributions smart cities can make to climate change resilience, Urban Climate Adaptation and Mitigation offers evidence-based scientific solutions for improving cities' abilities to prepare for, recover from, and adapt to global climate-related events. Beginning with the observation of global environmental change, this book explores what sustainable smart projects are, ... Read more

    $112.49 USD

  • Blue-Green Infrastructure for Sustainable Urban Settlements

    Implications for Developing Countries Under Climate Change

    Edited by P. K. Joshi, K. S. Rao, Rahul Bhadouria, Sachchidanand Tripathi, Rishikesh Singh ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    Blue-Green Infrastructure (BGI) is now recognized as beneficial in terms of maintaining water flows and thermal comfort in urban areas. A framework of ecosystem services for urban settlements may be instrumental in bio-physical benefits as well as social and psychological benefits that will be assisting in adaptation and mitigating adverse effects of changing climate. Cities in developing ... Read more

    $179.09 USD

  • Digital Sustainability

    Leveraging Digital Technology to Combat Climate Change

    Edited by Theo Lynn, Pierangelo Rosati, David Kreps, Kieran Conboy ...
    Series series Business and Management (R0)
    Digitalisation and environmental sustainability are two of the megatrends impacting industry and society. This open access Pivot is a timely exploration of some of the challenges and prospects related to digital sustainability from two main perspectives: how digital technologies can be used and maintained in a way that is environmentally sustainable over the long term (greening of digital ... Read more

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  • Biodiversity in Agri-Food Systems

    Food Security and Climate Change Mitigation

    Edited by Konstadinos Mattas, George Baourakis, Constantin Zopounidis, Christos Staboulis ...
    Series series Business and Management (R0)
    The global agri-food system faces critical challenges from climate change, evolving consumer demands, sustainability needs, and economic uncertainties. This book gathers diverse studies addressing food security, supply chain resilience, sustainable business models, and environmental sustainability to guide long-term viability. Key themes include the influence of sustainable consumption on EU ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Research Journeys to Net Zero

    Current and Future Leaders

    Edited by Kyungeun Sung, Patrick Isherwood, Richie Moalosi ...
    Series series Research and Teaching in Environmental Studies
    This book provides useful insight into how academics from diverse disciplinary backgrounds, such as science, engineering, technology, social science, policy, design, architecture, built environment, business, and management, have been conducting research into how to realise net zero emissions to address climate change.This book explores the ways in which countries around the world have pledged to ... Read more

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