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Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. What is a Landscape? -- Chapter 3. Drivers of Landscape Change -- Chapter 4. Landscape Trajectories -- Chapter 5. Options for Managing Landscape for Change -- Chapter 6. Barriers to Managing for Change -- Chapter 7. Social and Institutional Innovations -- Chapter 8. Technologies for Innovating Forward -- Chapter 9. Conclusions and Recommendation.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Development and Performance of Manual Technique used in Production of Compressed Earth Blocks -- Efficacy of Treatments on Coal Bottom Ash as a Cement Replacement -- Development of Porous Concrete with Recycled Aggregate -- Slope protective measures against water erosion: Study of the geometrical stability of the concrete lozenges channels -- Effect of Salt Water on Unconfined Compressive Strength for Cement Kiln Dust -- Use Of Hot Spring Bacteria for Remediation of Cracks in Concrete -- A Comparative Study between the Individual, Dual and Triple Addition of (S.F.), (T.G.P.) and (P.V.A.) for Improving Local Gypsum (Juss) Properties.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter1. Some remarks on sustainable development -- Chapter2. Structure and operation of systems, models of the global earth system -- Chapter3. The global earth system at the beginning of the 21st century -- Chapter4. Steps towards realising global sustainable development.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Introduction -- Radioactivity in waste and residues -- Fundamentals of final disposal of radioactive waste and residues in geotechnical environmental structures -- Disposal of waste with very low radioactivity -- Radioactive residues of uranium ore mining requiring special monitoring -- Disposal of radioactive waste of low and medium radioactivity -- Final disposal of radioactive waste with high radioactivity -- Long-term Safety of Geotechnical Environmental Structures for the final disposal of radioactive waste and residues in Germany -- Environmental Monitoring -- Summary/Outlook.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Introduction -- PART I: Virtual Water and Water Footprint Accounting -- The Concepts of Virtual Water and Water Footprint -- Water Footprint Accounting Method -- PART II: Evaluation of Water Stresses Based on WFs -- Studies on the Evaluation of Water Footprints at Various Regional Scales -- Principal Water Stress Analysis Indexes and Approaches Based on WFs -- PART III: Study Cases: Water Stress Evaluation Under Multiple Regional Scales -- Study Cases: Water Stresses Evaluation at the Provincial Scale —the Zhejiang Province Case Study -- Study Case: Evaluation of Water Stresses at the River Basin Scale — the Haihe River Basin Case Study -- Case Study: Evaluation of Water Stresses at the City Scale —Dalian -- Comparisons of the Major Indexes on Water Stresses Analysis under Multiple Regional Scales -- PART IV: Water Footprint Accounting Application in Water Management Strategies -- Influencing Factors Analysis of Water Footprint Based on Extended STIRPAT Model -- Optimal Water Utilization and Allocation Strategy based on Water Footprint Accounting -- Conclusions. .

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1 General Introduction -- Chapter 2 Understanding the Temporary Appropriation in Relationship to Social Sustainability -- Chapter 3 Between Assemblages and Temporary Appropriation: The Case of Mexico City -- Chapter 4 Temporary Appropriation and Informality -- Chapter 5 Ongoing Appropriation: Invisible Seattle and Red May -- Chapter 6 Temporary Appropriation and Public Space: Assessing the CPTED Principle of Activity Support -- Chapter 7 Temporary Appropriation of Public Spaces: The Influence of Outdoor Comfort -- Chapter 8 Origins of Informality: Examining the Historical and Spatial Roots of Informal Day-Labor Hiring Sites -- Chapter 9 Unsheltered Homelessness and the Right to Metabolism: An Urban Political Ecology of Health and Sustainability -- Chapter 10 Temporary Appropriation in Shanghai and Hong Kong: Two Study Cases Assessing the Resilience of Women Faced With the Lack of Affordable Housing -- Chapter 11 (Temporary) Appropriation (Of Space), Makassar, and Urban Kampung -- Chapter 12 Extending Temporary Appropriation Through Architecture: The Role of Adaptive Reuse in Shaping New Zealand’s Built Environment -- Chapter 13 Using the Street in Mexico City Centre: Temporary Appropriation of Public Space Vs Legislation Governing Street Use -- Chapter 14 Transforming Everyday Public Space: Human Appropriations in Search for Citizenship and Urban Well-Being -- Chapter 15 General Conclusion. .

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Existing Footprinting Methods and the Need for Regional Ecological Planning in the USA -- The Urban Metabolism and Flows of the Anthroposphere -- The Dissipative Ecological Unit (DEU) as Organizing Principle for Metabolic Analysis of Counties -- Calculations and Data Sources for the County Diagnostic Method -- A Case Study Application of the County Diagnostic to the Eastern Temperate Forest Ecoregion -- Comparative Vertical Waveform Diagrams for Cases and Interpretation of Case Study Results.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Preface -- An Evolving Relationship -- Understanding Business Drivers -- Scale and Perspective -- The Process -- Obstacles and How to Overcome Them -- Monitoring, Metrics, and Recognition -- Education -- Climate Change -- Building a Culture of Corporate Conservation -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: 1. The Status Quo: Observations on a Gentrified Harlem -- 2. Rise and Fall: Harlem Renaissance and Ghettoization -- 3. Urban Poverty in Theory -- 4. Public Housing -- 5. Listening to Harlem: Tenants, Activists, Experts -- Conclusion: Understanding Harlem: The Making of a Mixed-Income Neighbo.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Introduction -- Part I Experimental Studies on Compression-Shear Failure Mechanism of Rock Mass -- Joint Surface Morphology and Shear Behavior -- Influence of Flaw Inclination on Shear Fracturing and Fractal Behavior -- Influence of Flaw Density on Shear Fracturing and Fractal Behavior -- Part II Failure Mechanism and Stability Analysis of Heavily Fractured Rock Slope -- Method for Determining Strength Parameters of Heavily Fractured Rock Mass -- Kinematical Element Method -- Integrated Karst Cave Stochastic Model-Limit Equilibrium Method -- Strain-Softening Behavior and Strength Reduction Method -- Three-dimensional Effects -- Part III Failure Mechanism and Stability Analysis of Rock Slope Controlled by Major Geological Discontinuities -- Joint Element and Displacement Discontinuity Method -- Discontinuity Kinematical Element Method -- Joint Element and Strength Reduction Method -- Fracture Mechanics Method.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter1: Introduction: Localizing SDG Goals and empowering cities and communities in North America for sustainability -- SectionI: City & Regional Localization of SDGs -- Chapter2: Localizing the SGDs in Baltimore: Challenges and Opportunities of the USA Sustainable Cities Initiative -- Chapter3: Los Angeles: Measuring Its Ambition to Achieve the SDGs -- Chapter4: The Idea of Sustainability and the Houston Region -- SectionII: Programs and Tools to support the implementation of the SDGs -- Chapter5: Making the SDGs Relevant for Cities: Using the Community Capital Tool in British Columbia -- Chapter6: How Local Communities Can Align with United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: A Santa Cruz County Case Study -- SectionIII: Mobilizing Local SDG efforts across North America -- Chapter7: Top-down and Bottom-Up Approaches to the SDG-Monitoring Challenge -- Chapter8: Data for Good for All – Enabling All Communities to Track Progress Towards SDG Implementation -- SectionIV: Developing new methods and data to localize SDGs -- Chapter9: Helping the Neighborhood Create Indicators for Sustainable Housing Planning, Sustainable Development Goal #11 Sustainable Cities & Communities -- Chapter10: How the Youth Social Enterprise (YSE) Model Supports the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goal #8 Economic Growth and Decent Work in American Cities -- SectionV: Goals, Targets and Indicators for Localizing SDGs in the US -- Chapter11: Proposed Local SDG Indicators for US Cities and Communities.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Sustainable Living Spaces and Open Digital Innovation Hub -- Water -- Energy -- Food -- Enabling Technology: Internet of Things(IOT) -- Home Management System: Artifical Intelligence -- Demand Response and Smart Charging -- Blockchain and Peer-to-Peer Trading.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1. COVID-19: An Opportunity for Smart and Sustainable Cities in India -- Chapter 2. Re-assessment of Urban Sustainability and Food Security in the light of COVID-19 -- Chapter 3. Disruptive Mobility in pre-and post-COVID times: App-based Shared Mobility in Indian Cities- a Case of Bengaluru -- Chapter 4. Finding the Long-Lost Path: Developing Environmental Awareness through the Pandemic -- Chapter 5. The Dual Impact of Lockdown on Curbing COVID-19 Spread and Rise of Air Quality Index in India -- Chapter 6. Aftermath of Industrial Pollution, Post COVID-19 Quarantine on Environment -- Chapter 7. Covid-19: Disaster or an Opportunity for Environmental Sustainability -- Chapter 8. COVID-19 and its Impact on Carbon Dioxide Emissions -- Chapter 9. Sustainable Attainment of Solar E-waste Recycling concerning to COVID-19 Crisis: A Review -- Chapter 10. Impact of Biomedical Waste Management System on Infection Control in the Midst of Covid-19 Pandemic -- Chapter 11. Sludge hygienisation – a novel technology for urban areas to deal with incursion of COVID-19 viral particles in wastewater -- Chapter 12. Trends and Innovations in Biosensors for COVID-19 Detection in Air -- Chapter 13. IoT Based Wearable Healthcare System: Post COVID-19 -- Chapter 14. Biodiversity Conservation: An imperial need in combatting pandemic and healthcare emergencies -- Chapter 15. COVID-19 Pandemic: an Unprecedented Blessing for Nature -- Chapter 16. Green Economy Approach to Develop Bioactive Dexamethasone Analogue Scaffold against SARS CoV-2.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Future of Smart Inclusive Livable Cities -- Smart Environmental Solutions in Future Cities -- Mobility & Infrastructure in Future Cities -- Smart Economic Solutions in Future Cities -- Governance and Community Development in Future Cities -- Saudi Cities Future.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: 1. The Housing and Technology Nexus: An Overview -- 2. The Context of Housing and Technology in Zimbabwe -- 3. Housing-Technology Differentiation and Typologies -- 4. Housing Delivery, Management and Technology -- 5. Socio-Cultural, Ecological and Economic Issues in Housing and Technology, and the Politics -- 6. Towards Sustainable Policies for Housing and Technology in Zimbabwe. .

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chinese Human Settlements Philosophy -- The Origin of Trailism of Human Settlement, Inhabitation and Travel Environment -- Three elements and Main Factors Analysis on Human Settlement, Inhabitation and Travel Environment -- The Evolution of the Human Settlement, Inhabitation and Travel Environment Theory -- The Classification and Characteristics of the Human Settlement, Inhabitation and Travel Environment Background -- Analysis and Evaluation on Activity in Human Settlement, Inhabitatin and Travel Environment -- Human Settlement, Inhabitation and Travel Environment Construction Theory and Technology.-Human Settlement, Inhabitation and Travel Environment Studies in Water-net Region -- Human Settlement, Inhabitation and Travel Environment Studies in Valley Region.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Linking Corporate Social Responsibility of Chemical Industries to Sustainable Development -- Integrating Responsible Care into Quality, Environmental, Health and Safety Management System -- Adopting and Implementing Product Stewardship for Sustainable Industrial Management -- Developing Nanotechnology for the Public Wellbeing towards Sustainable Development -- Streamlining Non-Governmental Organization’s Programs towards Achieving Sustainable Development Goals -- Integrating Sustainability Concept into Chemistry Curriculum for Education for Sustainable Development -- Shifting the Paradigm of Urban River towards Integrated Stormwater Management.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Part 1. Introductory Context and Principles of Green -- Chapter 1. The Principles of Green -- Chapter 2. Basic Ecology -- Chapter 3. Everyday Activities in the Green World -- Chapter 4. Effects of Everyday Activities on the Ecosystem -- Part 2. Green Practices and Environmental Responsibility -- Chapter 5. Health and Diseases -- Chapter 6. Renewable Energy -- Chapter 7. Water and Wastewater Treatment -- Chapter 8. Waste Management -- Chapter 9. Environmental Ethics -- Part 3. Principles and Practices of Sustainability -- Chapter 10. Sustainability -- Chapter 11. Green Entrepreneurship -- Chapter 12. Sustainability in Science -- Chapter 13. The Future: Achieving Sustainability.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Land use land cover dynamics using Remote Sensing and GIS techniques in Western Doon Valley, Uttarakhand, India -- Spatial analysis and mapping of malaria risk in Dehradun city India: A geospatial technology based decision making for planning of control -- Sustainable Energy Development and Participatory Management Scenario in Sundarbans: A Case Study from Sagar Island, West Bengal, India -- Robust and reliable technique of automatic building extraction from high resolution imagery -- Soil Resource Inventory for Meeting Challenges of Land Degradation: A Remote Sensing Approach -- Controlling Challenges of Urban Surface Run-Off Water: A Sustainable Approach -- Hydrological Modeling Using SWAT Model and Geoinformatic Techniques -- Green Buildings: Building a Greener City, a Greener Future An Indian Perspective -- Human Capital Impact for Sustainable Economic Growth -- Temporal variation in glacier’s area and Identification of glacial lakes in Sikkim -- UN SDGs and context of Heritage cities in India: a study of Ayodhya and Varanasi -- Morphometric Analysis of the Yerla Watershed of the Krishna River Basin using Spatial Information Technology -- Conceptualising and Measuring Social Capital as a Sustainable Development Strategy in Mewat Region, Haryana -- Analysing the capability of NCI technique in change detection using high and medium resolution multispectral data -- Monitoring and Modelling of Urban Sprawl Using Geospatial Techniques: A Case Study of Shimla City, India -- Comparison of Multi Temporal Drought Indices Using Monthly Precipitation in the Western Part of the West Bengal -- Dying and Dwindling of Non-Glacial Fed Rivers Under Climate Change: A Case Study from The Upper Kosi Watershed, Central Himalaya, India) -- Planning of Integrated Land use & Social Infrastructure of SAS Nagar (Mohali) -- Agroforestry Ecosystem in Himalayan Region of Uttarakhand Using Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System -- A study of Development along Delhi-Jaipur Express using Geospatial Technology -- Slope Vulnerability, Mass Wasting and Geohydrological-hazards in Himalaya: A Case Study of Alaknanda Basin, Uttarakhand, India -- Demarcation of Hyper Arid Land in the Indian Desert: An Environmental Analysis. .

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1. Introduction: Mangrove Systems Facing Enclosures, Markets and Social Inequality -- Chapter 2. Early History of Mangrove Management in Giao Lạc -- Chapter 3. Socialism, Cooperatives and Mangrove Management in Giao Lạc (1954-1985) -- Chapter 4. Impacts of Economic Renovation on Households and Coastal Ecosystems -- Chapter 5. Social Differentiation under Đổi mới Reforms -- Chapter 6. Conclusions.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Introduction -- The constitutive relationship of rock and soil and its influencing factors -- Numerical Modeling Methods -- Triaxial test and numerical modeling of expansive soil -- Soil triaxial test and numerical modeling -- Triaxial test and numerical modeling of clay -- Influence of stress path and stress history on the constitutive relation -- Content induction and research prospects.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1-Planning model to provide a practical understanding of sustainability perspectives -- Chapter 2-Local Sustainability: measuring the achievement of the urban indicators -- Chapter 3-Assessing regional sustainability by indicators: implications and emerging challenges -- Chapter 4-Integrated Water Resources Management and urban sustainability -- Chapter 5-Smart Cities and sustainability indicators: a structure proposal -- Chapter 6-Educational factors influencing higher education organizations -- Chapter 7-PRME signatory schools and the Interdisciplinary Approach at Education for Sustainable Development -- Chapter 8-Perspectives across education institution and role to sustainable competencies -- Chapter 9-Promoting stakeholders engagement to make feasible, sustainable development -- Chapter 10-The influence on sustainability practices by stakeholders -- Chapter 11-Managing stakeholders for regional sustainability: challenges and mechanisms -- Chapter 12-Understanding and participatory learning the social impact of sustainability perspectives -- Chapter 13-Corporate Social Responsibility and roles of developers for sustainability in companies -- Chapter 14-Waste management: extending beyond local boundaries -- Chapter 15-Observing technologies to environmental sustainability management -- Chapter 16-Access to sanitation services and human health and gender in emerging economies. -- Chapter 17-Assessing sanitation conditions under the SDGs: assisting SDG 6 -- Chapter 18-Risk management and pandemic moment: what is the role of sustainability management?- Chapter 19-Getting the global goals to sustainability in pandemic time: Are we out of track?- Chapter 20. Environmental management and sanitation: Perspectives on waste.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1. Thoughts On Economic Progress: The Controversy Between Neoclassical Economics And Sustainable Economies -- Chapter 2. Mining Environmental Disasters in North and South America -- Chapter 3. Rural Development In Africa: Challenges and Opportunities -- Chapter 4. Regenerating the Pearl of the Pacific: A Destination Capitals Approach to Acapulco’s Tourism Development -- Chapter 5. Relationship Between Women, Environment Towards Sustainable Development: A Case Study From Palestine -- Chapter 6. Water contamination and health hazards in pakistan: an overview of the current scenario and contemporary challenges -- Chapter 7. water security: challenges to the irrigation water-energy nexus in Australia -- Chapter 8. Sustaining Queensland’s Agricultural Sector: Challenges and Opportunities from the Bioeconomy and the Circular Economy -- Chapter 9. Creating Sustainable Energy For Future Generations -- Chapter 10. Sustainable Consumption Behavior Among Romanian Students -- Chapter 11. Validity Testing Of A Heat Transfer Model In A Greenhouse -- Chapter 12. Deforestation in Malaysia: The Current Practice and the Way Forward -- Chapter 13. Meeting The Stakeholder Needs And Sustaining Business Through Sustainability Risk Management Practices: A Case Study Of Malaysian Environmentally Sensitive Companies -- Chapter 14. Smart Cities and their Role in the Framework of the Sustainable Development Goals. .

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1. Drilling targets in the Polar Regions -- Chapter 2. Drilling challenges in the Polar Regions -- Chapter 3. Direct-push and percussion drilling -- Chapter 4. Non-coring erosion drilling in permafrost -- Chapter 5. Auger and rotary dry drilling -- Chapter 6. Rotary drilling with drilling fluid circulation -- Chapter 7. Air and foam drilling -- Chapter 8. Special drilling methods in the Polar Regions -- Chapter 9. Offshore drilling and sampling in the Polar Regions. Concluding Remarks, References.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: About the Editors -- Preface -- Keynotes -- Track 1: Nexus framework and governance -- Track 2: Advanced technologies and nature-based solutions for the environmental sustainability of the water sector -- Track 3: Control of hazardous substances and recovery of renewable/valuable resources -- Track 4: Energy-saving technologies and future clean energy solutions -- Track 5: Implementation and best practices.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1. Exploring the economics of the circular bioeconomy -- Chapter 2.The role of culture and moral responsibility in facilitating a sustainable bioeconomy -- Chapter 3. Social and economic contribution of the bioeconomic sector in Ecuador: A methodological approach -- Chapter 4. Biobutanol Production from Agricultural Biomass -- Chapter 5. Valorization of biowastes into food, fuels and chemicals - towards sustainable environment, economy and society -- Chapter 6. Sustainable biorefinery technologies for agro-residues: challenges and perspectives -- Chapter 7. Biotechnological Interventions for Production of Flavour and Fragrance Compounds -- Chapter 8. Phytochemicals for the management of stored product insects -- Chapter 9. Assessing the impact of indigenous knowledge systems on sustainable agriculture: A case study of the selected communities in the City of Tshwane Metropolitan, Gauteng Province, South Africa -- Chapter 10. Tropical biological natural resource management through integrated bio-cycles farming system -- Chapter 11. Biopesticides for Pest management -- Chapter 12. Renewable energy for a low carbon future: Policy perspectives -- Chapter 13. TNAU Energy Soft 2016: An efficient energy audit tool to identify energy saving technologies for sustainable agriculture -- Chapter 14.Mechanism for Improving the Sustainability of Homestead Food Gardens in the Gauteng Province, South Africa -- Chapter 15. Assessment of Potassium Nutrient Balance in Agricultural Farming System: A Pathway to Sustainable Production of Crops.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1. Use of The Nexus Approach as a Tool for Resources Management in Resilient Cities and Multi-functional Land Use Systems (Hülsmann and Jampani) -- Chapter 2. How to Best Apply Information Technology to Realize a Transdisciplinary Water-Soil-Waste Nexus Approach (Bouma) -- Chapter 3. Nutrient Recovery for Use in Agriculture: Economic Assessment of Decentralized Compost Business Model in Nairobi (Gebrezgabher, Taron and Amewu) -- Chapter 4. Sustainable and Safe Reuse of Wastewater for Food Production in Peri-urban Areas of Karnataka, India (Ramakrishna and Hanisch) -- Chapter 5. Multi-functional Historical Data for Improved Management of Reservoirs (Sang and Maina) -- Chapter 6. Usefulness of Surface Water Retention Reservoirs Inspired by 'Permaculture Design'. A Case Study in Southern Spain Using Bucket Modelling (Fiebrig and Van De Wiel) -- Chapter 7. Economic Valuation of Environmental Services Associated with Agriculture in the Watershed of Lake Lagdo, Cameroon (Nje and Ayuk) -- Chapter 8. he Energy-Water Nexus in Iran: The Political Economy of Energy Subsidies for Groundwater Pumping (Jaghdani and Kvartiuk) -- Chapter 9. Political Economy of Energy Subsidies for Groundwater Irrigation in Mendoza, Argentina (Riera, Brümmer and Gennari) -- Chapter 10. Rural Resources (Including Forestry) in the Local Development of Low Carbon Economy: a Case Study of Poland (Wiśniewski) -- Chapter 11. Opportunities and Challenges to Adopt Sustainable Watershed Management Interventions: An Overview of Experiences from Ethiopia (Tesfahunegn and Ayuk) -- Chapter 12. The Potential Contribution of Cultural Ecological Knowledge in Resources Management of a Volcanic River Basin (Ariyanti, Scholten and Edelenbos) -- Chapter 13. Nexus-Oriented Approach for Sharing Water Resources: Development of Eco-industrial Parks in the Catchment of Zayandeh Rud River, Iran (von Koerber, Raber and Schneider) -- Chapter 14. City-to-City Learning within City Networks to Cater City Needs to Climate Adaptation - Results of a Preliminary Study (Haupt, Zevenbergen and van Herk) -- Chapter 15. A Participatory Multi-stakeholder Approach to Implementing the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development: Theoretical Basis and Empirical Findings (Eichhorn, Hans and Schön-Chanishvili).

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Preface -- Introduction -- Part One: The essence of sustainability: definitions, interpretations and applications -- Part Two: The challenges of the economic development model -- Part Three: Embracing utopian thought -- Part Four: Sustainability in the current economic paradigm -- Part Five: Barriers to sustainability -- Part Six: Future perspectives - a new beginning? -- Part Seven: Conclusion.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2.Environmental Sustainability of Universities: Critical Review of Best Initiatives and Operational Practices -- Chapter 3. The Green Vision of Technical University of Crete’s Campus -- Chapter 4. The Construction of Green Building using Interlocking Brick System -- Chapter 5. The Feasibility of Using Palm Oil Ash in the Mix Design of Interlocking Compressed Brick -- Chapter 6. Second-generation Bioethanol: Advancement of Ethanologenic Microorganisms towards Industrial Production -- Chapter 7. Microalgae Chlorella as a campus sustainable feedstock for bioethanol production -- Chapter 8. Use of Biomass in Biocoke Production with Enhanced Calorific Values inside UTM Campus,- Chapter 9. The effect of enzyme addition on the anaerobic digestion of food waste -- Chapter 10. Anaerobic Digestion of Organic Waste in UMS Campus for Resource Recovery and Waste Reduction -- Chapter 11. Green Engineering for Waste Management System in University - A Case Study,- Chapter 12. Sustainable Waste Management in Higher Education Institutions - A case study in AC Tec,- Chapter 13. Food Waste Composting at Faculty of Engineering,- Chapter 14. Characterization of University Residential and Canteen Solid Waste for Composting and Vermicomposting Development,- Chapter 15. Sewage Treatment in Campus for Recycling Purpose: A Review,- Chapter 16. Advanced Treatment of Campus Sewage by MV/UV/O3 for Water Reclamation.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter One: Watery Introductions -- Chapter Two: Geographies and Histories of Fish and Fishing -- Chapter Three: Fish, Fishing Infrastructures and Fishing Knowledge (s) as Vibrant Matter -- Chapter Four: Fishing in North Korea, a History and a Geography -- Chapter Five: Gageodo, Dalian and Slavankya…Lively Matters in the Neighbourhood -- Chapter Six: Sindo, the Informal Life Politics of Fishing -- Chapter Seven: Lively Conclusions.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Does the University Have a Future? -- Humanizing Higher Education: University of the Future -- Role of Universities in Transforming Society: Challenges and Practices -- Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and University Transformation -- How to Include SDGs in the Teaching Curricula -- Social Innovation in Advancing SDGs -- Gender-Related and Women Empowerment Challenges -- Knowledge-Based, Innovation, and Entrepreneurial Driven Research and Teaching -- Towards Sustainable Smart Campuses: From AI-Based Platforms for Distance Learning to Virtual Teaching -- Impact of the Industry 4.0 on the University and on Cooperative Education -- Preparing Students for Industry 4.0 -- University 4.0: Social Aspects.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Introduction -- Terminology -- Theory -- Sefficiency -- Sequity -- Applications.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1. Functional Unit Definition Criteria in Life Cycle Assessment and Social Life Cycle Assessment: A Discussion (Arzoumanidis) -- Chapter 2. Towards a Taxonomy For Social Impact Pathway Indicators (Weidema) -- Chapter 3. A New Scheme For The Evaluation Of Socio-Economic Performance Of Organizations: A Well-Being Indicator Approach (di Cesare) -- Chapter 4. Structure of a Net Positive Analysis For Supply Chain Social Impacts (Norris) -- Chapter 5. Weighting and Scoring In Social Life Cycle Assessment (Telles do Carmo) -- Chapter 6. Beyond a CSR Context Towards Methodological Pluralism in S-LCA: Exploring Alternative Social Theoretical Perspectives (Baumann) -- Chapter 7. Sustainable Guar Initiative, Social Impact Characterization of an Integrated Sustainable Project (vuaillat). Chapter 8. Generation, Calculation and Interpretation of Social Impacts with the Social Analysis Of Seebalance® (Saling) -- Chapter 9. Proposal of Social Indicators to Assess The Social Performance of Waste Management Systems in Developing Countries: A Brazilian Case Study (Ibañez-Forés) -- Chapter 10. Social Assessment in the Design Phase of Automotive Component Using the Product Social Impact Assessment Method (Zanchi) -- Chapter 11. Social Life Cycle Assessment in Agricultural Systems – U.S. Corn Production as a Case Study (Frank).

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter1: State of the planet -- Chapter2: The challenge of a changing environment -- Chapter3: The importance of a sustainable future -- Chapter4: Sustainability, ecological systems, and climate change -- Chapter5: Beyond sustainable development: regenerative-adaptive futures -- Chapter6: Origins of advanced knowledge -- Chapter7: Interconnections between people and their natural environments -- Chapter8: A regenerative pattern language -- Chapter 9: Case study: application of the regenerative pattern language -- Chapter10: Conclusion.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Characterization of the mechanical properties of sensitive clay by means of indentation tests -- Evaluation Of Dolime Fine Performance In Mitigating The Effects Of An Expansive Soil -- Effect of Low-Plastic Fines Content on the Properties of Clean Sand -- Stabilization of Expansive Soil Reinforced with Polypropylene and Glass Fiber in Cement and Alkali Activated Binder -- On the consequences of microstructural evolution on macroscopic behavior for unsaturated soils -- Investigation on geotechnical properties before and after the construction of Earth Retaining Structures-West Konkan a case study -- Feasibility Study of Bagasse ash as a filling material. .

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Seismic Fragility Evaluation of Retrofitted Low-Rise RC Structures -- Discussions about accidents on tunnels under squeezing rock conditions and seismic behavior: case study on Bolu Tunnel, Turkey -- Hydraulic response of an internally stable gap-graded soil under variable hydraulic loading: A coupled DEM-Monte Carlo approach -- Assessment Of Liquefaction Potential Index Using Deterministic And Probabilistic Approaches - A Case Study -- Impact Analysis of Soil and Water Conservation Structures- Jalyukt Shivar Abhiyan- A Case Study -- Failure of Overhead Line Equipment (OHLE) Structure under Hurricane -- Use and Comparison of New QA/QC Technologies in a Test Shaft -- A Case Study On Buckling Stability Of Piles In Liquefiable Ground For A Coal-Fired Power Station In Indonesia -- Strategy for Rehabilitation and strengthening of dam- A Case Study of Temghar Dam -- Factors Affecting Lubrication of Pipejacking in Soft Alluvial Deposits -- Effect Of Soil Structure Interaction On Free Vibration Characteristics Of Antenna Structure.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: 1. Introduction -- 2. Inter-national examples of Water Hazards -- 3. Tactics and examples against sea-level rise -- 4. Application of tactics in scenarios -- 5. From risks to opportunities Outcome, outlook.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: 1 An Introduction to Co-benefits: Core Concepts and Applications -- Part I Quantitative Modeling of Climate co-benefits and Sustainable Development -- 2 Urban Sustainable Development Index: Comparative Analysis of Low Emission Strategies in urban areas -- 3 A quantitative model for forecasting energy demand and CO2 emissions in Pakistan, towards a sustainable energy system -- 4 Multiple benefits assessment of the utilization of high-efficiency Heat Only Boilers in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia -- Part II Co-benefits of Climate Change Mitigation Strategies -- 5 Quantifying and integrating co-benefits of renewable energy policies in South Korea -- 6 The Co-benefits of Renewable Energy Policies in Japan: Barriers and Ways Forward -- 7 Quantifying and integrating the co-benefits of solar energy in China -- Part III New Perspectives on Co-benefits -- 8 Biodiversity Co-benefits: Narrowing the Gap between Analysis and Action -- 9 Creating Social Co-benefits for Sustainable and Just Society -- 10 Enabling Japan’s low-emissions technology collaboration with Southeast Asia: The role of co-innovation and co-benefits.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1: Introduction – overview and relevant background, including published (cross-disciplinary) research that provides a context and justification for the study -- Chapter 2: The Ecological Footprint – tracking the evolution of this sustainability metric -- Chapter 3: Biocapacity accounting – used to develop a context for carrying capacity set against the Ecological Footprint -- Chapter 4: Case study – national scale case consideration of Costa Rica as an example of a developing country set amid the contemporary context of sustainable development -- Chapter 5: Implications – examines the contribution for sustainable development, using the Sustainable Development Goals as a springboard for discussion -- Chapter 6: Quality Analysis – presents caveats of the methodology based on the National Footprint Accounts -- Chapter 7: Conclusion – summary of the findings and contribution of the brief, including address of path dependency and final consideration given to sustainability metrics and sustainable development.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: 1. Introduction -- 2. Sustainability of Land Use: A Systems Approach -- 3. Consequential life cycle framework and methodology for the integrated sustainability impact assessment of land-use systems -- 4. Discussion and Conclusions. .

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Policy Responses to COVID-19- Climate Finance and Carbon Markets -- Chapter 3. Corporate Purpose: An Emerging Approach to Corporate Sustainability -- Chapter 4. An Overview of Sustainable Finance: Linkages with the Sustainable Development Goals -- Chapter 5. The Role of Corporate Social Responsibility in Sustainable Mining: Exploring Mining Impacts of the Kansanshi Mine in Zambia -- Chapter 6. Zambia’s Mining Industry A Closer Look at the Corporate Approaches to Sustainable Development of Konkola and Mopani Copper Mines -- Chapter 7. Legislating Corporate Sustainable Development Agreements as a Corporate Social Responsibility Response for Mining Communities in Zambia A Case Study of Kabwe Lead-zinc Mine, Zambia -- Chapter 8. A Corporate Roadmap to Sustainable Resource Governance in Africa -- Chapter 9. Study of Conflicts for Water in the Sustainable Livelihoods Framework -- Chapter 10. Sustainable Communities in Resource Regions Exploring the Case of Resettlement in Colombia -- Chapter 11. Mining and Sustainable Development in Colombia -- Chapter 12. Sustainable Forest Management: Community Forestry’s contribution to build Climate Resilient Communities in Nepal -- Chapter 13. Ensuring Sustainable Post-Pandemic Tourism in Nepal: The Role of Corporate Agencies -- Chapter 14. Adaptation Strategies adopted by Indigenous Community for Sustainable Livelihood in Response to the Changing Climate: The Role of the Local Authorities and the Corporate Sector in a ca study of Sherpa Community from Lukla, Nepal -- Chapter 15. CSR Disclosure through the Principles of UN Global Compact in Bangladesh : Evidence from Emerging Markets -- Chapter 16. The Role of Managerial Efficiency, Human Capital, Research and Development in Corporate Environmental Disclosure: Insights from Bangladesh -- Chapter 17. Conclusion.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Preface -- Chapter 1. Moving towards sustainable agriculture through higher education -- Chapter 2. Balancing Sustainable Livelihoods and Conservation in the Marine environment -- Chapter 3. Linking Biodiversity and Human Health to Achieve Sustainability -- Chapter 4. Understanding scale in wicked problems of sustainable development: Who needs dedicated courses in higher education? -- Chpater 5. Presenting an interdisciplinary teaching approach to involve university students in issues of sustainable development -- Chapter 6. Methods of transdisciplinary collaboration within sustainable research and development projects -- Chapter 7. Universities as ‘global citizens’: reflections and learning from a project on female leadership for sustainable development of fishing communities in Colombia -- Chapter 8. Geography of Food Summer School: International exchange for sustainable food value chains.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Part I. Concept and framework of the East Asian Low-Carbon Community -- Chapter 1. Climate change and low carbon society: coping with uncertainty -- Chapter 2. Climate change strategy and emission reduction roadmap for China, Japan, and South Korea -- Chapter 3. Concept and framework of the East Asian Low-Carbon Community -- Chapter 4. Modeling an East Asian Low-Carbon Community -- Part II Urban-rural Linkage for Low-Carbon Community -- Chapter 5. Realizing a local low-carbon society through urban-rural linkage -- Chapter 6. Development of a tool to optimize urban-rural linkage and a decentralized power supply -- Chapter 7. Local low-carbon society scenarios of urban-rural linkage -- Part III Technology Innovation for Low-Carbon Community -- Chapter 8. Spatial-temporal distribution of carbon capture technology according to patent data -- Chapter 9. Low-carbon technology integration -- Chapter 10. Economic assessment of Japan’s nuclear power policy -- Chapter 11. Construction of an East Asia nuclear security system -- Chapter 12. Building a global low-carbon society based on hybrid use of natural clean energy -- Part Ⅳ Social Innovation for Low-Carbon Community -- Chapter 13. Social innovation towards a low-carbon society -- Chapter 14. Achievement of nationally determined contributions (NDCs) through emissions trading in China, Japan, and South Korea -- Chapter 15. Design and analysis of a carbon emissions trading system for low-carbon development in China -- Chapter 16. An empirical analysis of international carbon transfer -- Chapter 17. Global recycling system for an East Asian low-carbon society -- Chapter 18. Building a recycling-oriented society through collaboration between urban and rural areas: sustainable domestic waste treatment “Pujiang model” -- Chapter 19. Potential for cooperation among China, Japan, and South Korea in renewable energy generation -- Chapter 20. Potential for technical cooperation between Japan and China in a third-country market -- Chapter 22. End chapter: Integration of local and global perspectives.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Introduction to the Urban Centrality Structure -- Development Models of the UC Structure -- Functional Analysis of the UC Structure Hierarchy -- Spatial Layout of the UC Structure -- UC Structure Planning.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: The definition of Japanese food desert issues -- The background of Japanese Food Desert Issues -- Food access and social capital -- Case Study 1 (Central Tokyo) -- Case study 2 (a prefectural government city) -- Local City -- Measures to address Food Desert Issues. .

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Foreword -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Reconciling community livelihood needs and biodiversity conservation in Taita Hills forests for improved livelihoods and transformational management of the landscape -- Chapter 3. Degraded landscape transformed into foodland and woodland by village agroforestry -- Chapter 4. Long-term tracking of multiple benefits of participatory forest restoration in marginal cultural landscapes in Himalaya -- Chapter 5. Social-ecological transformation through planting mixed tree species on abandoned agricultural land in the hills of Nepal -- Chapter 6. Transformative change through ecological consumption and production of ancient wheat varieties in Tuscany, Italy -- Chapter 7. Sustainable rural development and water resources management on a hilly landscape: A case study of Gonglaoping community, Taichung, ROC (Chinese Taipei) -- Chapter 8. Transformative change in peri-urban SEPLS and green infrastructure strategies: An analysis from the local to the regional scales in Galicia (NW Spain) -- Chapter 9. Water with Integrated Local Delivery (WILD) for transformative change in socio-ecological management -- Chapter 10. Traditional landscape appropriation of Afro-descendants and collective titling in the Colombian Pacific region: lessons for a transformative change -- Chapter 11. Climate change resiliency through mangrove conservation: the case of Alitas farmers of Infanta, Philippines -- Chapter 12. Improvement of human and environmental health through waste management in Antigua and Barbuda -- Chapter 13. Synthesis: Conception, approaches and strategies for transformative.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Introduction -- Chapter I, Sierra Leone: First impressions and experience in Africa -- Chapter II, Ghana: a model Colony and the only Sub-Sahara African Country without a civil war -- Chapter III, Madagascar: An Island Nation seeking to end its isolation and update the education system -- Chapter IV, A Peoples’ Liberation in South Africa -- Chapter V, Pakistan: leading from the topChapter VI, Afghanistan: Thought on rebuilding Afghanistan -- Chapter VII, Conclusions.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: 1. Introduction to South African deep-level gold and platinum mining -- 2. Scenarios -- 3. Physical properties -- 4. Overview of key geophysical technologies -- 5. Top issues and applicability guidelines -- 6. Case histories.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Introduction -- Measurement and Analysis of Ground Settlement of Shield Tunneling Adjacent to Different Foundation Buildings -- Calculation of Soil Deformation Caused by Shield Tunneling -- Studies the Influence of Longitudinal Tunneling of Shield on Adjacent Shallow Foundation Buildings -- Research on the Influence of Shield Longitudinal Excavation Adjacent to Short Pile Foundation Buildings -- Research on the Influence of Double-line Shield tunneling Adjacent to Buildings and Control Standards -- Prediction of Lateral Ground Settlement Caused by Shield Tunneling Adjacent to Buildings -- Construction Control Technology of Shield Tunneling Adjacent to Structures.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Business Perspectives of Sustainable Development Goals 2030: An Introduction -- Part I: African Business Perspectives of Agenda 2030 -- Part II: European Business Perspectives of Agenda 2030 -- Part III: Asian Business Perspectves of Agenda 2030.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Solar Thermal Energy Production in DSF Applied in the Human Comfort Improvements -- Hydraulics Geometry Analysis of UPNM Channel -- Productivity Enhancement of Solar Still Distillation System Using Immersion-Type Water Heater -- Stability Analysis of a Man-made Slope: A Case Study on the UPNM Campus, Sg Besi, Kuala Lumpur -- Comparison of the Full-Scale Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant Designs Consisting of Modified Bardenpho Process with and without Membrane Bioreactor for Nutrient Removal: Cost Analysis -- Numerical Evaluation of the Temperature Distribution in a Tree Trunk in a Forest Fire Environment -- Analysis of Soluble Organic Polar Fractions from Sea Salt by GC-MS -- Spatial-temporal variationan alysis on ecosystem service values in a typical inland river basin, northwest China -- Collaboration Mapping in Sustainable Development: A case study from haze in Chiang Mai -- Effect of Current and Electrodes Area to Color Removal Efficiency and Energy Consumption by Electrocoagulation Process -- Key Technology and Economic Analysis of Using Fujiang River Water as the Cooling and Heating Sources for Air Conditioning System -- Statistical analysis of water and sediment research in Heilongjiang River Basin -- Analytical approach for sustainable multi-objective management of sediment-algae dynamics -- Integration of experimental and numerical methods to investigate the effect of hydraulic retention time on ultrafiltration membrane fouling -- Study on the Model of Construction Safety Risk Evaluation Coupling Multiple Factors in Navigable Waters -- Distribution Characteristics of Plastic Particles in Coastal and Beach of Hsinchu, Taiwan.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Introduction -- Overview of Ethnic Enclaves as Example Cases -- Chinese Enclaves: Formation of New Chinatowns by Chinese Newcomers -- The Contrasting Enclaves between Korean Oldcomers and Newcomers -- Filipino Enclaves as Products of Migration Industry: Cases in a Big City’s Downtown and a Port City’s Coastal Area -- Brazilian Residents as Persistent Repeaters and Their Enclaves -- Turkish Residents and Marital Assimilation -- Conclusion. .

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 01 Rural Sustainability: challenges and opportunities -- Chapter 02 Case study: Rural revitalization in Hong Kong -- Chapter 03 Rural Sustainability: six core dimensions -- Chapter 04 Conclusion and the future of rural communities.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: 1 Introduction -- 2 Re-Imagining human health in the Anthropocene -- 3 Connecting the dots..How the current planetary emergency affects our health and well-being- 4 Breaking out mental and institutional silos for positive transformation -- 5 The corridors of power as a stress test for planetary health -- 6 Tackling inequalities to unleash the full potential of planetary health.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Evolution of Megacities and Megacity Regions -- Megacity Region Spatial Model -- Dynamics of Megacity Regional Development -- Megacity Regional Governance and Plan Implementation -- Emerging Advances in Regional Spatial Planning. .

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Scientific Foundations for the Formation of the Organizational Structure of the Grain Market -- Priorities and Efficiency of Government Support for the Agricultural Sector of Ukraine -- Development of Methods of Revision Control of Financial and Economic Activities of Agricultural Consumer Cooperatives -- Sustainable Agriculture for Food Security: Conceptual Framework and Benefits of Digitalization -- Methodological Approach to the Polycriteria Assessment of Agricultural Sustainability: Digitalization, International Experience, Problems, and Challenges for Higher Education in Russia -- Environmental and Energy Efficiency as a Criterion for Sustainable Agriculture -- Agriculture in developing countries: cultural differences, vectors of sustainable development, digitalization, and international experience -- Potential and Opportunities of Organic Agriculture in Russia -- Agflation as a Threat to Food Security: Analysis of Inflationary Factors -- Growth Reserves of Agricultural Production in the Ryazan Region -- The Current State of the Organic Market in Russia -- Farm Size in Organic Agriculture: Analysis of European Countries and Russia -- Study of the Labor Resources of Peasant (Farm) Households by Production Type -- Expanded reproduction as the basis for agricultural sustainability: marketing, digital economy, and smart technologies -- Changes in the Agrochemical Indicators of Light Gray Forest Soil and the Yield of Grain Crops during the Rotation of Crop Rotation under the Influence of Various Systems of its Processing in the Conditions of the South-East of the Volga-Vyatka Region -- Improving the Price Mechanism in Milk Production and Processing -- Assessment of Efficiency and Production Risks in Crop Production Innovative Development -- Innovative Calculating of Products in Industry Enterprises.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Blockchain Technology: A Fundamental Overview -- Fundamentals of blockchain and new generations of Distributed Ledger Technologies. Circular economy case uses in Spain -- Security Magnification in Supply Chain Management Using Blockchain Technology -- Implementation of Blockchain technologies in Smart Cities, opportunities and challenges -- Blockchain Technology Enables Healthcare Data Management and Accessibility -- Blockchain as a Service: A holistic approach to traceability in the circular economy -- The Smart City, Smart Contract, Smart Healthcare, Internet of Things (IoT), Opportunities and Challenges -- Applications of Blockchain Technology for a Circular Economy with focus on Singapore -- Leveraging Blockchain Technology in Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Logistics.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1. Importance of Yangtze River -- Chapter 2. Stages of Yangtze River Rehabilitation and Protection -- Chapter 3. Achievements in Rehabilitation and Protection -- Chapter 4. Situation Facing the Yangtze Rehabilitation and Protection in the New Era -- Chapter 5. Visions on Yangtze River Rehabilitation and Protection -- Chapter 6. Strategic Measures -- Chapter 7. Master Plan of the Yangtze River Basin -- Chapter 8. Change of River-lake Relation and the Regulation of Dongting and Poyang Lakes -- Chapter 9. Master Plan of the Yangtze River Basin -- Chapter 10. Joint Operation of the Group Reservoirs -- Chapter 11. Water Resources Protection -- Chapter 12. Major Scientific and Technological Research Subjects.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter1. Valuing Heritage as A Public Good: An Application of Zonal Travel Cost Method (ZTCM) in Hoi An, Vietnam -- Chapter2. The Effects of Human Resource Management Practices on Organizational Commitment – The Case of Viettel Group -- Chapter3. Impacts of Economic Freedom on Economic Growth in Developing Countries -- Chapter4. The Effect of Government Size on Economic Growth and Technical Change -- Chapter5. Assessing Effects of FDI on Economic Growth via Impact on Domestic Firms in Vietnam -- Chapter6. The Kien Nguyen. Analysis the Factors Affecting Satisfaction of the Quality of Seafood Logistics in Vietnam -- Chapter7. Fight against Counterfeit Goods Related to IP Infringement: Criminal Perspective and Judiciary Role in Vietnam -- Chapter8. Vietnam and “Non-market economy” in the U.S Anti-dumping Law -- Chapter9. An Analysis of Supply Response of Black Tiger Shrimp Production Using Nerlove Model: A Case Study of the Vietnamese Mekong Delta -- Chapter10. Highly-Skilled Migration, Recognition and Motivation towards Knowledge Share with the Indigenous Co-Workers: Empirical Findings from the Vietnamese in the Laos Construction Sector -- Chapter11. Is Public Debt Good or Bad for Economic Growth? Fresh Evidence in Emerging Economies -- Chapter12. Factors Affecting Depositors’ Behavior at commercial Banks in Northern Vietnam -- Chapter13. Determining the Impact of Financial Development on the Environment based on Biquadratic Equation in ASEAN Countries -- Chapter14. A Study on the Factors Affecting Intention Using Online Banking Services in Vietnam -- Chapter15. The Research on Interpolation Methods and Fitting Models for the Lorenz Curve -- Chapter16. Analyze the Differences in the Impact of FDI and Exports on Labor Productivity of Enterprises: the case of Vietnam -- Chapter17. A Fuzzy Logic Approach to Career Orientation for Students: A Case Study in Human Resource Management -- Chapter18. Downstream Market Equilibrium and Optimal Policy for the Conventional Food Distribution System in Vietnam: An Industrial Organization Analysis -- Chapter19. Compensation Policies and Employee Perceptions of Pay Equity in a Transitional Economy: The Case of Vietnamese State-Owned Enterprises -- Chapter20. Sustainable Agriculture for Hanoi City: An Application of Thünen’s Agricultural Rings based on the Gravity Model -- Chapter21. Building a New Management Model for Vietnamese Higher Education Institutions based on the Made in Vietnam Lean Management -- Chapter22. Key Factor in the Made in Vietnam Lean Decision Making Method -- Chapter23. Empirical Research on the Influence Factors of Ecommerce Adoption among Ecommerce Companies in Vietnam -- Chapter24. Antecedents of Social Media Adoption: A Case Study of Individual Online Retailers in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City -- Chapter25. Contribution of Industry to Labor Productivity Growth in Vietnam -- Chapter26. Improving the Competitiveness for Enterprises in Brand Recognition Based on Machine Learning Approach -- Chapter27. The Role of Official Development Assistance on the Development of Economic Infrastructure in Vietnam.-Chapter28. Relationship between Organizational and Employee Work Innovation: Mediation Role of Brand Support Behavior and Psychological Capital (Hotels in Khanh Hoa Province, Vietnam) -- Chapter29. Improving the Managerial Performance in the Context of Financial Autonomy: An empirical investigation in public education sector -- Chapter30. The Strategy of Vietnamese Business Associations in Knowledge Sharing for the Sustainable Development of Vietnam Businesses Community -- Chapter31. Macroeconomic Factors Affecting Merger and Acquisition (M&A) Activity in Vietnam -- Chapter32. A Comparative Analysis of Market Definition in Antitrust Law and WTO Law: Some Suggestions for Vietnam -- Chapter33. Website Marketing Activities in Healthcare Service Sector - A Case in Danang, Vietnam -- Chapter34. Valuing tourism landscapes in Ba Vi National Park (Vietnam) -- Chapter35. An Empirical Analysis of the Factors Influencing the Switching Intention from Cash Payment to Mobile Payment in Vietnam -- Chapter36. Trade facilitation and its impacts on Vietnam’s trade. Chapter37. Value Chain Financing Approach: A Good Way to Sustainable Agricultural Growth in Vietnam -- Chapter38. Improving the Position of Ethnic Minority Women through the Policy of Credit Support for Poor Households: A Case Study of Northern Mountains of Vietnam -- Chapter39. Factor Affecting Financial Sustainability of People’s Credit Fund in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta Region -- Chapter40. In Search of Solutions for the Governance of the Rights of Migrant Workers in Southeast Asia: Regulatory Regionalism as a Reasonable Approach -- Chapter41. Towards Responsible Tourism in Vietnam: Critical Review and Implications for Future Research -- Chapter42. Fostering Sustainable Development by Eliminating Gender Stereotypes in Career Choice -- Chapter43. The Impact of Tourism Development on the Life of Residents in Quang Ninh Province, Vietnam.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Part 1: Justice is Needed in Three Governance Orders -- Chapter 1: Small-Scale Fisheries in the Blue Economy -- Chapter 2: Justice in Three Orders -- Part 2: Justice Issues Have Deep Historical Roots -- Chapter 3: Coastal Small-Scale Fisheries in Brazil: Resentment against Policy Disarray -- Chapter 4: Social (In)Justice for Small-Scale Fisherfolk in the Turks And Caicos Islands: Struggling to Stay Afloat in a Tax Haven -- Chapter 5: Governance for Blue Justice: Examining Struggles and Contradictions in Atlantic Canada’s Small-Scale Fisheries -- Part 3: Justice Issues Stem from Old and New Conflicts -- Chapter 6: Conflicts in the Artisanal Fishing Industry of Ghana: Reactions of Fishers to Regulatory Measures -- Chapter 7: Blue Justice and Small-Scale Fisher Migration: A Case Study from Sri Lanka -- Chapter 8: Marginalization and Reinvention of Small-Scale Fisheries: A Finnish Case Study of Social Justice -- Part 4: Justice is Systemic and Multi-Dimensional -- Chapter 9: An Evaluation of Multidimensional Conflicts in Small-Scale Fisheries in Nigeria -- Chapter 10: Perception and Reality of Justice in the Small-Scale Fisheries of Nigeria -- Chapter 11: Making Sense Of Multidimensional Injustice for Creating Viable Small-Scale Fisheries in Chilika Lagoon, Bay of Bengal -- Part 5: Justice Is a Territorial and Spatial Issue -- Chapter 12: Legalized Injustices: Old Providence Island (Colombia) Small Scale Fisheries in the Context of Geopolitical Disputes and State Power -- Chapter 13: Social Conflicts and Fishery Governance Systems in the Estuary and Coast of Pará, Amazonia, Brazil -- Chapter 14: Flagging Justice Matters in EU Fisheries Local Action Groups (FLAGs) -- Part 6: Justice is Competitive in Alternative Livelihoods -- Chapter 15: Adopting a Blue Justice Lens for Japanese Small-Scale Fisheries: Important Insights from the Case of Inatori Kinme Fishery -- Chapter 16: Feeling the Pinch: Perceived Marginalization of Small-Scale Commercial Crab Fishers by an Expanding Recreational Sector -- Chapter 17: Making Pescatourism Just for Small-Scale Fisheries: The Case of Turkey and Lessons for Others -- Part 7: Justice is an Imminent Issue for Inland Fisheries -- Chapter 18: Exploring Challenges of “Blue Justice” in Landlocked Mountainous Countries: The Case of Nepal -- Chapter 19: Blue Justice and Inland Fisheries: How Justice Principles Could Support Transformative Knowledge Production in the Mekong Region -- Chapter 20: Navigating Conflicts to Improve Livelihoods of Traditional Communities Impacted by Hydroelectric Dams -- Part 8: Justice Issues Are More Evident when in Crisis -- Chapter 21: The 2019 Brazilian Oil Spill: Perceptions of Affected Fishers -- Chapter 22: Small-Scale Fishers in the Time of Covid-19: Reinforcing the Inequalities in the Food, Economic and Governance Systems in South Africa and Zimbabwe -- Chapter 23: Vulnerability and Social Justice among Fishing Households Headed by Women in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka -- Part 9: Justice is a Priori Condition for Sustainable Development -- Chapter 24: Understanding Vulnerability of Urban Waterfront Communities to Rapid Development: the Case of Lagos Lagoon, Nigeria -- Chapter 25: Mariculture Parks in the Philippines Push Small-Scale Fishers out of, or far into, the Waters -- Chapter 26: Incentives to Mariculture Development in Brazil: Environmental Injustice on Traditional Fishing Communities -- Chapter 27: Pescastemic Rights for Blue Justice: Aquaculture and Coal Power Complexes in Chile -- Part 10: Justice Is about Going beyond Claims -- Chapter 28: Institutionalizing Injustice? Aligning Governance Orders in Swedish Small-Scale Fisheries -- Chapter 29: Navigating Institutional Change in the French Atlantic Fishing Sector: How do Artisanal Fishers Obtain and Secure Fishing Opportunities? -- Chapter 30: Blue Justice and Small-Scale Fisher Mobilizations in Istanbul, Turkey: Justice Claims, Political Agency and Alliances -- Part 11: Justice Needs a Strong Knowledge Foundation -- Chapter 31: Transdisciplinarity and Blue Justice: The Alianza Nuquí, a Research-Action Platform for Wellbeing and Reflexive Governance in the Colombian Pacific Coast -- Chapter 32: Strengthening Capabilities of Individuals and Communities through a Small-Scale Fisheries Academy -- Chapter 33: Understanding Gender Equality in Small-Scale Fisheries and its Role in Enhancing Blue Justice -- Part 12: Justice is Better Understood from Experience -- Chapter 34: Collective Experiences, Lessons and Reflections about Blue Justice -- Chapter 35: Towards Blue Justice for Small-Scale Fisheries.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Introduction: Approaching place naming narratives -- Part I: Challenging conceptual and theoretical approaches to place naming -- Assessing the validity of critical toponymy perspectives for understanding human perception of places: An analytical framework -- Legacies and place naming: Perspectives from Korea and Japan -- Place naming and neotoponymy: French experiences through the lens of a Theoretical Framework -- Geographical Names in Argentina: Present and Challenges -- Toponymy, Scale and the Change of Scale. A Geographical and Linguistic Challenge -- The mystery of hydronomy in the land of Israel -- United Nations capacity building in toponymy -- Part II: Approaches to implementing standardization of place names -- Standardization of geographical names on land and sea in Slovenia -- The New Zealand geographic board and the contested nature of place names in New Zealand -- Theorising multiple place names in Southern Africa -- Conflicts and challenges in the standardisation of geographical names in Spain -- Language policies in the field of toponymy: Perspectives on Spain -- Urban toponymy in Turkey -- Cultural crossroads in toponymy: Case study of Bosnia and Herzegovina -- Part III: Geo-histories, legacies, and toponymy transitions -- Giving identity to space through (re)naming: Practice of village renaming in the period of the republic of Turkey -- Geo-history of the toponymy of Mohács Plain, SW Hungary -- Recreating the future: Modern residential neighbourhood and existing toponyms in Sarajevo -- Street-naming in Malta as a geo-cultural and political exercise as seen from local sources -- Toponymic study of the map of New Lusitania: A Portuguese cartographic monument from the 18th century -- Names and naming of collective farms in (the) Soviet Estonia -- Part IV: Toponymy: Narratives, languages, culture, and education -- Reading Ireland’s colonial and postcolonial toponymic landscapes -- Translating topographies: Brian Friel’s approach to language, landscape, and toponymy in Ireland -- The overlaid past: The politics of space and memory in Gibraltar’s ‘Doubling’ street naming principle -- From historical to new place names. The case of Italy -- Geographical names represent a memory of places: Case study in Bandung Basin, West Java, Indonesia -- The vital question of placenames and naming of places in geographical education: Concepts, activities, and questions for reflection -- Part V: The relationship between geographical naming and cultural politics -- The nexus between geographical naming, place, and the politics of power.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: The Ecology of Neighbourhood Resilience: A Multi-disciplinary Perspective -- Fostering Social Cohesion in 21st Century Singapore -- The State of Ethnic Congregation in Singapore Today -- Social Resilience through Parks and Common Recreational Spaces -- Urban Mobility and Resilience: Transport Infrastructure Investment and the Demand for Travel -- Participatory Design to Co-create Community Spaces -- Bringing Arts Closer to Local Communities: Spatial Opportunities and Impacts on Community Bonding -- Place Familiarity and Community Ageing-with-Place in Neighbourhoods -- Designing for Resilience in Public Housing: An Architect’s Perspective.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. The state and trend of China's low-carbon development -- Chapter 3. End-use energy consumption & CO2 emissions -- Chapter 4. Power sector -- Chapter 5. Primary energy consumption and CO2 emissions -- Chapter 6. Non-CO2 GHG emissions -- Chapter 7. Technical support for long-term deep decarbonization -- Chapter 8. Investment & cost analysis for realizing a low emission strategy -- Chapter 9. Long-term low-carbon transition pathways -- Chapter 10. Strategic linchpins and policy safeguards -- Chapter 11. Global climate governance & international cooperation -- Chapter 12. Conclusions and policy recommendations.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter1. The Sustainable Development of Green Space in the Tourism Zone of Moc Chau Mountains (Son La, Vietnam) -- Chapter2. Wooden Funeral Sculptures of the Jrai and Bahnar in the Vietnam Central Highlands: Conservation or Destruction?- Chapter3. Traditional Concepts on "Sustainability" in Vietnamese Culture and the Impacts on Forming Modern Values of Sustainable Development -- Chapter4. Educational Renovation in a Restructuring Society: Vietnam’s Case Study -- Chapter5. Tourism Climate Indicators (TCI) Applied in Moc Chau District (Son La, Vietnam). Chapter6. Carbon Footprint of Vietnam’s Small Urban Areas (A Case Study of Ha Dong District, Hanoi) -- Chapter7. Agriculture Land Conversion and Its Implications for Food Requirements and Farming in Vietnamese Northern Mountains -- Chapter8. Urban Exclusion: Theoretical Approaches and Emerging Trajectories for Vietnam -- Chapter9. Applying Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) to Analyze Factors Affecting the Entrepreneurial Intention of the Students of Vietnam National University, Hanoi -- Chapter10. Creating an Added-Value Capital of Forest Based on the Local Knowledge of Tai in Tuong Duong (Nghe An, Vietnam) -- Chapter11. Minimizing the Negative Effects of Irrigation and Hydropower System on Sustainable Development and Environmental Protection in the Huong River Basin -- Chapter12. Socio-Economic Development towards Sustainable Ecological Model in Vietnam -- Chapter13. Perennial Cropping System Development and Economic Performance of Perennial Cropping System in Dak Lak Province, Vietnam -- Chapter14. Sustainable Agriculture Development in Vietnam -- Chapter15. Community Participation in Urban Planning in Vietnam towards Sustainable Development - Prospects and Challenges -- Chapter16. Current Status and Impact of Imbalance of Sex Ratio at Birth in the Son La Province, Vietnam -- Chapter17. Obstacles in the Sustainable Development of Industry in Ethnic Minorities’ Areas of Vietnamese Mekong Delta (Kien Giang and Can Tho) -- Chapter18. Integrating Sustainable Development into National Policy: The Practice of Vietnam -- Chapter19. Building Human Capital for Sustainable Development: Experience from Some East Asia Countries and Policy Implications for Vietnam -- Chapter20. Mapping Marine Functional Zoning for the Northern Tonkin Coastal Zone, Vietnam -- Chapter21. Rainfall Regime and Its Impact on Water Resources on Ly Son Island, Central Vietnam -- Chapter22. Factors Affecting Community Forest Management in Ha Giang Province, Vietnam -- Chapter23. Impacts of Urban Expansion on Landscape Pattern Changes: A Case Study of Da Nang City, Vietnam -- Chapter24. An Assessment of Pollution Load Capacity of Son La Hydropower Reservoir in the Northwest Mountains of Vietnam 40 -- Chapter25. An Approach for Prioritising Climate Change Mitigation Measures: A Case Study in Ho Chi Minh City -- Chapter26. Developing Agricultural Production of Ethnic Minority Households in the Context of Climate Change (Lak District, Dak Lak Province, Central Highland of Vietnam) -- Chapter27. Detecting Flash Flood Susceptible Areas Using Multi-Criteria Decision Making Model: A Case Study of Thai Nguyen Province, Vietnam -- Chapter28. Implementing Agricultural Land Use Solutions to Adapt Climate Change in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta -- Chapter29. Geothermal Renewable Energy in Vietnam: A Current Status Overview and Proposing Solutions for Development -- Chapter30. Study on stand structure of secondary mangrove forest; Sonneratia caseolaris - Aegicerus corniculatum stand for introducing silvofishery systems to shrimp-culture ponds -- Chapter31. Evaluation the effectiveness of sheath blight disease controlling on rice caused by Rhizoctonia solani in green house condition by applying some biofungicides -- Chapter32. Consideration on the Use Sentinel-1 Radar Image and GIS for Flood Mapping in the Lai Giang River Basin of Binh Dinh Province (Central Coast Vietnam) -- Chapter33. Studying Shoreline Change in Ky Anh Coastal Area of Ha Tinh Province during 1989-2013 based on the Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS) -- Chapter34. How Do Yao Farmers Cope with Extreme Weather Events with Their Indigenous Knowledge? A Case Study of Mo Vang Mountains (Yen Bai, Vietnam) -- Chapter35. Multilevel Governance Roles in Land Use Change: Lessons for REDD+ from the Case Study in Nghe An Province, Vietnam -- Chapter36. Technical Efficiency of Irrigation Water Use of Robusta Coffee Production in the Dong Nai river basin (Vietnam): A case study of Lam Dong province -- Chapter37. Climate Change Vulnerability of Agriculture in Coastal Communes of Quang Tri Province, Vietnam -- Chapter38. A GIS Application in Optimizing the Collection and Transportation Route of Domestic Solid Waste in Hue City, Vietnam -- Chapter39. Water-Food-Energy Nexus in the Context of Climate Change: Develop a Water Security Index for Water Resources Management in Vietnam -- Chapter40. An Integrated Approach for Saltwater Intrusion Monitoring based on Remote Sensing combined with Multivariable Analysis: A Case Study of Coastal Zone in Southern Vietnam -- Chapter41. Diversity of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) in the Hoang Lien - Van Ban Nature Reserve (Lao Cai, Vietnam): Implications for Local Livelihood Improvement and Biodiversity Conservation -- Chapter42. Quantify Forest Stand Volume Using SPOT 5 Satellite Image -- Chapter43. Evaluating Impact of Climate Change to Fishing Productivity of Vietnam: An Application of Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) Regression Model -- Chapter44. An Experimental Study on Using Biogas Slurry to Improve the Water Quality of Aqua-Culture Systems in Acid Sulfate Soil Areas -- Chapter45. Assessment of Saltwater Intrusion Vulnerability in the Coastal Aquifers in Ninh Thuan, Vietnam -- Chapter46. Integrating Climate Change Adaptation into Urban Planning of Vietnamese Coastal Towns toward Sustainable Development -- Chapter47. Mike Flood Application for Solving Inundation Issues for Ho Chi Minh City in The Context of Climate Change: A Case Study in the District 1 -- Chapter48. Enhancing the Efficiency of Land Dispute Mediation for Ethnic Minorities in Van Canh district (Binh Dinh, Vietnam) -- Chapter49. A Stakeholder Delphi Study on Local Communities Adaptation to Climate Change in the Coastal Area: Case Study in An Duong District (Hai Phong, Vietnam) -- Chapter50. Assessing Flash Flood Risks based on Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Geographic Information System (GIS): A Case Study of Hieu Catchment (Nghe An, Vietnam) -- Chapter51. Analysis and Prediction of Noise Pollution from Wind Turbines: A Case Study of Loi Hai Wind Power Plant (Ninh Thuan, Vietnam) -- Chapter52. An Environmental Zoning for Sustainable Development in Thua Thien Hue Province, Vietnam -- Chapter53. Climate Change Vulnerability of Urban Development in the Phanrang-Thapcham (Ninh Thuan, Vietnam).

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1-Introduction -- Chapter 2-National and international developments -- Chapter 3-Climate change and built environment -- Chapter 4-Energy and carbon emission -- Chapter 5-Materials and water -- Chapter 6-Sustainable waste management -- Chapter 7-Resilience and adaptation in buildings -- Chapter 8-Sustainable building design -- Chapter 9-Urban sustainable developments -- Chapter 10-Regional sustainable developments.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1. Fundamentals of Seismic Structural Design -- Chapter 2. Fundamentals of Seismic Structural Analysis -- Chapter 3. Force-Based Design of EC8 -- Chapter 4. Direct Displacement-Based Design -- Chapter 5. Hybrid Force-Displacement Design -- Chapter 6. Ductility-Based Plastic Design -- Chapter 7. Energy-Based Plastic Design -- Chapter 8. Design Using Modal Damping Ratios -- Chapter 9. Design Using Modal Behavior Factors -- Chapter 10. Design Using Advanced Analysis -- Chapter 11. Direct Damage-Controlled Design -- Chapter 12. Design Using Seismic Isolation -- Chapter 13. Design Using Supplemental Dampers.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1 – Introduction -- Chapter 2 – Culture’s divergence -- Chapter 3 – Culture’s convergence -- Chapter 4 – The cultures framework -- Chapter 5 – Cultural stability -- Chapter 6 – Cultural change -- Chapter 7 – Using the cultures framework for policy analysis -- Chapter 8 – Using the cultures framework for research -- Chapter 9 – Conclusion.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1. Death Valley of Impacts Why in Agriculture, how to Cross it with Scaling-up Strategy to Achieve Impacts?- Chapter 2. Agro-ecologies- Soils and Water Regimes and Impacts of Climate Change as Challenges for Impacts of Scaling-up. -- Chapter 3. Empowerment of Stakeholders an Essential Component for Effective and Efficient Service Delivery in Rural Areas. Tapas Bhattacharya and Suhas P. Wani -- Chapter 4. Seeing is Believing- Participatory Integrated Demonstrations of Improved Technologies for Scaling-up through Building Partnerships for Impacts -- Chapter 5. Journey of Neglected Underutilised Crops to Future Smart Crops for Achieving Zero Hunger Challenge -- Chapter 6. Pulses Production Revolution in India Through Rice-Fallows Management -- Chapter 7. Sustainable Intensification of Food systems through lentil and Grass Peas in Asia -- Chapter 8. Environment -friendly Direct Seeding Rice Technology to Foster Sustainable Rice Production -- Chapter 9. Sustainable Intensification of Potato Production in Asia through Scaling-up -- Chapter 10. Scaling-up Technology Adoption for Enhancing Water Use Efficiency in India -- Chapter 11. Scaling-up of Conservation Agriculture for Climate Resilient Agriculture in Indo Gangetic Plains -- Chapter 12. Enabling Institutions, Policies, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Mechanism: A Must for Scaling-up for Impact -- Chapter 13. Success Stories from Scaling-up Initiatives with State Governments and Corporates in India, China and Thailand -- Chapter 14. Lessons Learnt and Way Forward to Benefit Millions of Farmers.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: - Livelihood Transformations and Sustainability in India -- The Exodus in Times of Pandemic: Mobility, Migration and Livelihood of Informal Migrant Workers during COVID 19 Crisis in India -- Challenges in Livelihood of Residents in Kilinochchi District, Sri Lanka due to Water Scarcity -- Tobacco cropping increases sediment delivery in a subtropical agricultural catchment in Brazil -- Digital Elevation Model and Irrigation Management Planning in Bangladesh -- Small Holder Tea Farming in West Bengal, India: An Exploratory Insight -- The Transition of Traditional Agriculture in Nagaland, India: A Case Study of Shifting (Jhum) Cultivation -- Land Use Land Cover Dynamics in Baku Micro-watershed Area of Ausgram Block-II, Purba Barddhaman District, West Bengal, India -- Spatio-Temporal Changes of Crop Combination in Selected C.D. Blocks of Purba Bardhaman District, West Bengal, India -- Development of Sericulture in Murshidabad with Special Reference to Women’s Participation -- Opportunities and the Challenges of Tourism Industry in Bangladesh -- Socio-economic Development through Tourism: An Investigative Study for the Himalayan State Sikkim, India -- Tourism Potentials of Fossil Parks as Geoheritage Sites: A Study in Western and South Western Region of West Bengal, India -- Classifying the million plus urban agglomerations of India - geographical types and quality of life -- Urban Rejuvenation and Social Sustainability in Smart City: An Empirical Study of Community Aspirations -- Urban Wetlands: Opportunities and challenges in Indian Cities – A case of Bhubaneswar City, Odisha -- Analysing Spatial Inequalities of Amenities in Jammu City using Geoinformatics -- Land Suitability Analysis of Settlement Concentration using GIS-based Multicriteria decision-making Technique in Fringe area of Siliguri Town, West Bengal (India) -- GIS-based healthcare accessibility analysis- A case study of selected municipalities of Hyderabad -- Dynamics of Disease Diffusion: A Critical Analysis of Dengue Outbreak in Kolkata and Adjacent Areas -- Tuberculosis Patients in Malda District of West Bengal, Eastern India: Exploring the Ground Reality -- An Assessment Study on Hierarchical Integrity of Road Connectivity and Nodal Accessibility of Maternal Health Care Service centres in Itahar Block, Uttar Dinajpur District, West Bengal -- Strategies for Sustainable Tribal Development in Purulia District, West Bengal, India: A Socio-Ecological Perspective -- Development of Tribal Livelihood in Manbazar-II Block of Purulia District, West Bengal, India -- The Fourth Paradigm in Geographical Sciences -- Establishing relationships of cellular communication coverage provided by governmental and non-governmental companies as a function of digital elevation, population density, and transport infrastructure in Jodhpur District, Rajasthan. .

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Rural Domestic Water Supply in India: Progress and Issues -- Factors Influencing Groundwater Behaviour During Monsoon: Analysis from Maharashtra -- Factors Influencing the Performance of Rural Water Supply Schemes: Analysis from Maharashtra -- Studying the Performance of Rural Water Supply Schemes in Different Geological Settings -- Locating Water for Augmenting Rural Water Supply Schemes -- Strategies for Improving Rural Domestic Water Supply in Maharashtra -- Managing Groundwater Quality for Drinking Water Security in India: Emerging Challenge -- Improving Institutional Responses to Groundwater Pollution: Use of a Drinking Water Quality Surveillance Index -- Managing Rural Drinking Water Supply across Hydro-Climatic Zones of India -- Rural Drinking Water Security in India: The Challenge of Piping Water to Every Household by 2024.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Introduction. Observed Climate Change and Ecological Environment Evolution and Their Causes -- Projections of Future Climate Change and Risks -- Adaptation and Mitigation: Measures, Actions and Effects -- The Development Pathways with Climate Resilience.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Green Infrastructure (GI) -- Urban Green Infrastructure and Sustainability -- Climate Change and Built Environment -- Sustainable Urban Planning -- Green Buildings -- Assessment, Quantification, and Valuation of Green Infrastructure -- Urban Climate Resilience -- Multi-functionality of Green Resilient Arena -- Policies -- Challenges and future perspectives.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1. Origin and Continuity -- Chapter 2. Flowing spaces, Flowing forms -- Chapter 3. Urban space, a comparative look -- Chapter 4. The concept of space, aesthetic aspects -- Chapter 5. Design of urban block -- Chapter 6. Lesson.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: 1. A Review of Recent Small Town Research in South Africa (Ronnie Donaldson & Musfiqah Majiet) -- 2. The Relationship between White Privilege, Segregation, Topophobia and Symbolic Boundaries in Secunda, Mpumalanga (Tarryn Paquet) -- 3. Neglect of Municipal infrastructure in the Mining Town of Phalaborwa (Manfred Spocter) -- 4. Collaborative Governance, Social Capital and Drought: A Case Study of a Collaborative Governance Regime in Graaff-Reinet (Rebecca Light) -- 5. Surviving the Tides: A Study of Small-scale Fisheries and Community Livelihoods in Selected Coastal Towns of the Western Cape, South Africa (Samantha Williams) -- 6. The State and Implications of Housing Provision in Small Towns: Experiences in the Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality, Eastern Cape Province (John Ntema, Robert Mongwe & Eliot Mathebula) -- 7. The Socio-economic Wellbeing of Small Mining Towns in the Northern Cape (Avril Gardiner & Ronnie Donaldson) -- 8. Complex Town-gown Relationships and the Paradoxes of Studentification in the South African Traditional Authority Lands (Nothile Ndimande) -- 9. Local Government Election Trends in Small Towns (Stephen Rule) -- 10. The Historical Development of South African Small Towns as Spa Resorts (Christian M. Rogerson & Jayne M. Rogerson).

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Records of Press Conference during the Two Sessions -- Records of the Press Conference of the State Council Information Office -- Records of the Press Conference of the Second National Census of Pollution Sources -- Records of the Press Conference of Science and Technology Help Win the Battle to Protect the Blue Sky -- Records of the Press Conference on Ecological and Environmental Protection during the 13th Five-Year Plan Period -- Records of Implement the spirit of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee and Promote Green Development through High-level Protection -- Records of Regular Press Conferences in 2020. .

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Part One. Conceptualising competences -- Chapter1. Introduction -- Chapter2. The Competence Turn: Historical perspective -- Chapter3. Educators’ competence frameworks in education for sustainable development -- Chapter4. What do key competencies in sustainability offer and how to use them -- Chapter5. The Rounder Sense of Purpose (RSP) model set into perspective and the extent to which this represents a pedagogy for transformation -- Chapter6. On the educational difference between being able and willing -- Chapter7. Complexity and criticality in relation to ESD competences -- Chapter8. Post-Normal Science, transdisciplinarity and uncertainty in relation to educators’ competences: a conversation with Silvio Funtowicz -- Chapter9. ESD competences for deep quality in education -- Part Two. Integrating competences -- Chapter10. The highs and lows of working education for sustainable competences into HEI framework -- Chapter11. Breaking the mould: educators as agents of change -- Chapter12. Framing the frames: integrating an ESD approach into an existing national framework -- Chapter13. The rise of competence-based learning in The Netherlands and its impact on the implementation of ESD at Marnix Academie -- Chapter14. Working on ESD teacher competences in Switzerland: a case study at the University of Teacher Education Vaud -- Chapter15. Development and assessment of ESD competences: staff training at the University of Vechta -- Chapter16. ESD competences and teacher educators’ professional development: Findings and implications of the Cyprus example -- Part Three. Pedagogy and competences -- Chapter17. Connections between sustainable development competences and pedagogical approaches -- Chapter18. Art and connectedness within sustainability: educating through aesthetic pedagogies -- Chapter19. Gamification for sustainability: a possible renaissance of role-playing game mechanics in pedagogy -- Chapter20. Outdoor and sustainability education: how to link and implement them in teacher education. An empirical perspective -- Chapter21. Assessing sustainability competences – a discussion on what and how -- Part Four. Conclusions -- Chapter22. Lessons learned and future research directions in educating for sustainability competencies -- Chapter23. Closing thoughts – the role of educator competences for ESD in times of pandemic.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Introduction -- Tall Building Construction Boom: A Global Snapshot -- Theoretical Framework: Engage, Enhance, and Enrich -- Public Participation and Methods of Visual Communication -- Preliminary Findings -- The Chicago River -- The Magnificent Mile -- The Chicago Loop -- The Chicago Skyline -- Chicago as a Placemaking Model. .

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. The compact city in a local area -- Chapter 3. Chinese spatial planning and management system -- Chapter 4. Rapid growing cities in western China – the case study of Yinchuan -- Chapter 5. Urban planning and urban expansion control -- Chapter 6. Public programs and housing developments -- Chapter 7. Specific zoning and land use pattern -- Chapter 8. Build a compact city in inland China -challenges and opportunities.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1. Sustainable renovation of buildings and methodologies to quantify environmental and economic impact -- Chapter 2. Spanish regulations and European standardization: Driving transformation -- Chapter 3. Methods -- Chapter 4. Method application -- Appendix.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: An approach from ecovillages and ecocities to Tirana, Albania -- Tirana the capital of Albania. A brief history of regulatory plans, anti-bombing hideouts and its climate conditions -- Leed and Breeam building standards and Albanian law related to building thermal performance -- Social impact in a specific neighborhood in Tirana, Albania -- In the traces of bioclimatic architecture -- Existing site conditions. Building thermography and U-Value measurements. Case study Tirana, Albania -- Bioclimatic eco-renovation concept design and strategies. The use of different materials -- Bioclimatic eco-renovation. Case study Tirana, Albania.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1. Inequality As A Historical Problem. The Pre-Statistical Stage(Daniel Santilli) -- Chapter 2. Quality Of Life In Argentina In The First National Census (1869)(Guillermo Velázquez, Hernán Otero) -- Chapter 3. Quality Of Life By Departments And Regions In Argentina At The End Of The 19th. Century(Guillermo Velázquez, Juan Pablo Celemín) -- Chapter 4. Quality Of Life In Argentina. Analysis From The Third National Census (1914)(Guillermo Velázquez, Juan Pablo Celemín) -- Chapter 5. Quality Of Life In Argentina. Analysis From The Fourth National Census (1947)(Guillermo Velázquez, Juan Pablo Celemín, Fernando Ariel Manzano) -- Chapter 6. Quality Of Life In Argentina In 1960(Guillermo Velázquez, Juan Pablo Celemín) -- Chapter 7. Quality Of Life In Argentina (1970)(Guillermo Velázquez, Juan Pablo Celemín) -- Chapter 8. Quality Of Life In Argentina (1980)(Guillermo Velázquez, Juan Pablo Celemín) -- Chapter 9. Quality Of Life And Fragmentation In The Argentina Of The Nineties(Guillermo Velázquez, Juan Pablo Celemín) -- Chapter 10. Quality Of Life In Argentina In 2001(Guillermo Velázquez, Juan Pablo Celemín, Sebastián Gómez Lende, Fernando Manzano, María Eugenia Arias) -- Chapter 11. Quality Of Life In Argentina In 2010(Guillermo Velázquez, Juan Pablo Celemín, Sebastián Gómez Lende, Fernando Manzano, Claudia Mikkelsen, María Eugenia Arias) -- Chapter 12. Quality Of Life Differentiating Factors: Migratory Dynamics, Entrality/Accessibility, Urban Categories And Geographic Gross Product(Guillermo Velázquez, Santiago Linares) -- Chapter 13. Geography And Quality Of Life In Argentina. Analysis According To Census Radius (2010)(Guillermo Velázquez, Juan Pablo Celemín, Santiago Linares, Adela Tisnés, Fernando Manzano, Claudia Mikkelsen, Lorena La Maccchia, María Eugenia Arias) -- Chapter 14. The Well-Being Of Rural Population Of Argentina(Claudia Mikkelsen, Sofía Ares, Matías Gordziejczuk, Natasha Picone, Mariana Bruno).

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Introduction -- Rock Mechanical Basics -- The Bmwi Project “Dolomitkluft” and the Study Site -- Sampling and Methodology -- Results -- Discussion -- Conclusions, Implementation and Outlook.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Introduction -- Population and transport: A global view -- The theoretical relationship between population growth and transport -- Passenger mobility and freight movement in China -- Key issues in transport sustainability in China -- Growth and spatial distribution of population in China -- Population migration in China -- The mismatch between population distribution and transport development -- The gaps between population migration, traffic flows and transport -- Transport in the population shrinking in cities and regions -- Population-oriented transport strategies in China -- Transport accessibility-based population distribution -- Future population and future transport.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Urban Metabolism and Global Climate Change: An overview -- Interlinkages between Urban Metabolism and Sustainability: An overview -- Urban Metabolism - An Analytical approach for enhancing resilience -- Urban metabolism to understand changes in urban ecology: a case of Bengaluru -- City core and Urban sprawl -- Adaptive reuse of historic buildings: an ecological indicator -- Integrating ecological and social concepts for urban metabolism studies -- Sustainable urban metabolism and urban planning -- Urban metabolism in the circular bio-economy of tomorrow -- Closing the Urban Waste Loop: Delivering Environmental and Financial Sustainability -- Transitioning Urban Agriculture to a Circular Metabolism at a Neighbourhood Level -- Eight years to go, to meet the SDG targets: Waste management as enabler and enabled -- Emerging approaches for sustainable urban metabolism -- Species Selection in Urban Forestry - towards Urban Metabolism -- Geospatial analyses for urban metabolism and climate change work -- Smart Urban Metabolism: A Big-data and Machine Learning Perspective -- Policy initiatives on urban metabolism in Ghana (2002-2021). .

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: COVID-19 and Australian cities: when the pandemic came to town -- Population challenges and change in pandemic cities -- COVID-19 and the social structure of cities: The forgotten vulnerable -- The great job reshuffle: How COVID-19 changed urban labour markets -- Housing and the pandemic -- Moving around the COVID city -- Planning the COVID city -- The future of COVID cities.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Introduction: Management geography—An Asian perspective focusing on Japan and surrounding regions -- Performance analysis of boundary spanners in multinational enterprises through the lens of management geography -- Changes in the locational conditions of the Japanese machinery and instrument industry in China: A case study of the Dalian Economic and Technological Development Zone -- Management issues in global R&D of Japanese chemical companies -- Small- and medium-sized “global-niche” firms in Japan: A key for the rejuvenation of Japan’s local economy? -- Industrial agglomeration and regional development planning analysis by GIS in the city of Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan -- Unique functions of a metropolitan co-working space: A case study in Tokyo, Japan -- How customer service centers in foreign cities serving Japan changed their business?: A case study of the city of Dalian, China -- Factors influencing enterprise development in the inland regions of Fujian province in China -- Transformation of agricultural management in Japan under globalization pressure: A focus on product differentiation strategy. .