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Social development in the world bank : essays in honor of michael m. cernea
This open access book honors the work of Michael Cernea, who was the World Bank’s first professional sociologist, by taking on and extending his arguments for "putting people first.” Cernea led a community of social scientists in formulating and promoting a comprehensive set of innovative and original social policies on development issues, which the World Bank adopted and implemented. This …
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- 9783030574260
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- XXI, 368 p
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- 361.6 MAR s
Green consensus and high quality development : cciced annual policy report 2020
This open access book is based on the research outputs of China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED) in 2020. It covers major topics of Chinese and international attention regarding green development, such as climate, biodiversity, ocean, BRI, urbanization, sustainable production and consumption, technology, finance, value chain, and so on. It also looks…
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- 9789811647994
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- XXX, 587 p
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- 338.951 ZHA g
Regenerative territories : dimensions of circularity for healthy metabolisms
This open access book provides new perspectives on circular economy and space, explored towards the definition of regenerative territories characterised by healthy metabolisms. Going beyond the mere reuse/recycle of material waste as resources, this work aims to understand how to apply circularity principles to, among others, the regeneration of wastescapes. The main focus is the development ov…
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- 9783030785369
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- XXX, 318 p
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- 338.927 LIB r
Addressing the Climate Crisis: Local Action in Theory and Practice
This open access book brings together a collection of cutting-edge insights into how action can and is already being taken against climate change at multiple levels of our societies, amidst growing calls for transformative and inclusive climate action. In an era of increasing recognition regarding climate and ecological breakdown, this book offers hope, inspiration and analyses for multi-level …
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- 9783030797393
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- xxv, 143p : ill.
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- 363.705 ADD a
The impact challenge : reframing sustainability for businesses
This book explores the role of businesses in delivering positive societal and financial outcomes as they seek to bridge the gap between short-term organizational behaviors and long-range sustainability commitments. By addressing the inevitable data challenges associated with the strategic integration of a sustainability mindset, it enables faster adoption of social, environmental and governance…
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- 1st Edition
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- 9781003212225
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- xi; 162 pg.: ill.
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- 302.35 ALE t
Sustainable enterprise value creation : implementing stakeholder capitalism t…
This Open Access book provides a practical guide to the creation of sustainable enterprise value and implementation of the principles of stakeholder capitalism for corporate boards and management teams. The authors argue that business leadership is on the threshold of a new era driven by major shifts in technology, society, political economy and climate change. They set this transition in inter…
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- 9783030935603
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- xvii, 289p. : ill.
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- 338.927 SAM s
Civil and environmental engineering for the sustainable development goals : e…
This open access volume collects emerging issues in Environmental and Civil Engineering, originating from outstanding doctoral dissertations discussed at Politecnico di Milano in 2021. The advanced innovative insights provided are presented with reference to the relevant sustainable development goals (SDGs), hoping that scientists, technicians and decision makers will find them as a valid suppo…
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- 9783030995935
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- IX, 108p ; ill
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- 628 CIV
Climate adaptation and resilience across scales : from buildings to cities
Climate Adaptation and Resilience Across Scales provides professionals with guidance on adapting the built environment to a changing climate. This edited volume brings together practitioners and researchers to discuss climate-related resilience from the building to the city scale. This book highlights North American cases that deal with issues such as climate projections, public health, adaptiv…
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- 9781003030720
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- xxii, 264p. : ill.
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- 338.927 RAJ c
The citizen's guide to climate success : overcoming myths that hinder progress
Sometimes solving climate change seems impossibly complex, and it is hard to know what changes we all can and should make to help. This book offers hope. Drawing on the latest research, Mark Jaccard shows us how to recognize the absolutely essential actions (decarbonizing electricity and transport) and policies (regulations that phase out coal plants and gasoline vehicles, carbon tariffs). Rath…
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- 9781108783453
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- xiv, 292 p. : ill
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- 363.73874 JAC t
Negotiating climate change in crisis
Climate change negotiations have failed the world. Despite more than thirty years of high-level, global talks on climate change, we are still seeing carbon emissions rise dramatically. This edited volume, comprising leading and emerging scholars and climate activists from around the world, takes a critical look at what has gone wrong and what is to be done to create more decisive action. Com…
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- 9781800642621
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- xxxiii, 474 p. ; ill
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- 363.73874 BOH n
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