The Palgrave Handbook of Sustainability : Case Studies and Practical Solutions / edited by Robert Brinkmann, Sandra J. Garren.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brinkmann, Robert, 1961- editor.

Garren, Sandra J., editor.

SpringerLink (Online service)

Series:

Earth and Environmental Science (Springer-11646)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental geography.

Ecology.

Sustainable development.

Economic development--Environmental aspects.

Economic development.

Environmental Geography.

Environment Studies.

Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary.

Sustainable Development.

Development and Sustainability.

Local Subjects:

Environmental Geography.

Environment Studies.

Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary.

Sustainable Development.

Development and Sustainability.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XLIV, 871 pages) : 108 illustrations, 81 illustrations in color

Edition:

First edition 2018.

Contained In:

Springer eBooks

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.

System Details:

text file PDF

Summary:

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the practice of sustainability through a diverse range of case studies spanning across varied fields and areas of expertise. It provides a clear indication as to the contemporary state of sustainability in a time faced by issues such as global climate change, challenges of environmental justice, economic globalization and environmental contamination. The Palgrave Handbook of Sustainability explores three broad themes: Environmental Sustainability, Social Sustainability and Economic Sustainability. The authors critically explore these themes and provide insight into their linkages with one another to demonstrate the substantial efforts currently underway to address the sustainability of our planet. This handbook is an important contribution to the best practises on sustainability, drawn from many different examples across the fields of engineering, geology, anthropology, sociology, biology, chemistry and religion.

Contents:

1. Sustainability Definitions, Historical Context and Frameworks; Sandra Garren and Robert Brinkmann

Section 1: Environment

2. Sustainability and Natural Landscape Stewardship: A United States Conservation Case Study; Johanna Kavorik

3. Policy Design for Sustainability at Multiple Scales: The Case of Transboundary Haze Pollution in Southeast Asia; Ishani Mukherjee 4. Sustainable Water Resources Management: Groundwater Depletion; Brian F. Thomas and Aimee C. Gibbons

5. America's Path to Drinking Water Infrastructure Inequality and Environmental Injustice: The Case of Flint, Michigan; Adrienne L. Katner and others

6. Sustainable Renewable Energy: The Case of Burlington, Vermont; Sandra Garren

7. Greenhouse Gas Management: A Case Study of a Typical American City; Rachel M. Krause and J.C. Martel

8. Air Pollution and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in China: An Unsustainable Situation in Search of a Solution; Haakon Vennemo and Kristin Aunan

9. Waste Management Outlook for the Middle East; Salman Zafar

10. The Sustainability of Vicuña Conservation in Bolivia; Melissa Grigione and others

11. The Efficacy of Small Closures: A Tale of Two Marine Protected Areas in Canada; Ryan Stanley and others

Section 2: Equity

12. Urban Social Sustainability: The Case Study of Nottingham, United Kingdom; Jenni Cauvain

13. Methods for Integrated Sustainability Assessment: The Case of Small Holder Farming in Karnataka, South India; Sheetal Patil and Seema Purushothaman

14. Japanese Women and Antinuclear Activism After the Fukushima Accident; Heidi Hutner

15. Emerging Social Movements for Sustainability: Understanding and Scaling Up Upcycling in the United Kingdom; Kyungeun Sung, Tim Cooper, and Sarah Kettley

16. Urban Vulnerability of Waste Workers in Nigerian Cities: The Case of Aba, Nigeria; Thaddeus Chidi Nzeadibe and Friday Uchenna Ochege

17. Designing Personal Sustainability into Organizational Culture: The Case of Burning Man; Morgan C. Benton and Nicole Radziwill

18. Political Leadership and Sustainability in Africa: Margaret Kenyatta; Jo-Ansie van Wyk

19. Environmental Law; Yumiko Nakanishi

20. Brownfields Redevelopment: Recycling the Urban Environment; Elizabeth Strom

21. Methodology for Selection of Sustainability Criteria: A Case Study of Social Housing in Peru; Daniel R. Rondinel Oviedo and Christopher Scheier Barreto

22. Small-Scale, Sustainable Agriculture in Broward, Florida; Thelma I. Velez

Section 3: Economy

23. Economic Development and Sustainability: A Case Study from Long Island, New York; Robert Brinkmann

24. Sustainable Business; Deborah Gallagher

25. Contributing to Competitiveness in Retailing by Engaging in Sustainability: The Case of Migros; Thomas Rudolph and others

26. Environmental Purchasing in the City of Phoenix; Nicole Darnall and others

27. The Dual Promise of Green Jobs: Sustainability and Economic Equity; Ellen Scully-Russ

28. Is Ecotourism Sustainable? A Case Study from Sri Lanka; Rathnayake Mudiyanselage Wasantha Rathnayake

29. Green Building and Sustainability: Diffusing Green Building Approaches in the United Kingdom and Germany; Kirstie O'Neill and David Gibbs

30. Green Universities: The Example of Western Kentucky University; Leslie North and Christian N. Ryan

31. Events, Festivals and Sustainability: The Woodford Folk Festival, Australia; Kirsten Holmes and Judith Mair

32. We'd Like Our Clothes Back Please! Partnering with Consumers to Achieve Sustainability Goals; Diane M. Phillips and Jason Keith Phillips

33. Green IT: Hofstra University's Information Technology Upgrades Created Unplanned Sustainable Green Benefits by Increasing Efficiency and Reducing Costs; Margaret Linehan and Catherine Fisher

Section 4: Regional and Local Examples

34. Sustainability in North America: The Canadian Experience; Mark Roseland and Maria Spiliotopoulou

35. African Sustainability and Global Governance; Timothy M. Shaw

36. Urban Sustainability in India; Shrimoyee Bhattacharya

37. Sustainability in Africa: The Service Delivery Issues of Zimbabwe; Innocent Chirisa, Liaison Mukarwi, and Abraham Matamanda

38. Sustainable Transportation in Mexico; Nora Munguia and Luis Velazquez

39. Sustainability in Small States: Luxembourg as a Post-Suburban Space Under Growth Pressure in Need of a Cross-National Sustainability; Constance Carr

40. Florida's Growth Management Experience: From Top-down Direction to Laissez Faire Land-use; Aaron Deslatte

41. Planning for City Sustainability: Greenworks Orlando Case Study; Christopher V. Hawkins

42. ZukunftGestalten@MUAS: Designing the Future at Munich University of Applied Science (MUAS); Sascha Zinn and Ralf Isenmann

43. Sustainable Transportation Planning in the BosWash Corridor; Michelle R. Oswald Beiler.

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978-3-319-71389-2

9783319713892

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