The Palgrave Handbook of Practical Sustainability edited by Robert Brinkmann, Chit Wityi Oo

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brinkmann, Robert., Editor.

Oo, Chit Wityi., Editor.

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Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental sciences--Social aspects.

Environmental sciences.

Environmental geography.

Human geography.

Sustainability.

Environmental management.

Social sciences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

1st ed. 2025

Contained In:

Springer Nature eBook

Place of Publication:

Cham Springer Nature Switzerland Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan 2025

System Details:

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Summary:

This book provides a comprehensive look at practical sustainability around the world. The book takes a distinctly regional, case study perspective and highlights different approaches to managing sustainability challenges. Chapters by authors from all corners of the world look at a range of sustainability issues including environmental sustainability, environmental equity and justice, and government and business approaches to sustainability. The authorship of the book is distinctly global which provides an important perspective to this volume. Each chapter focuses on a different sustainability problem and how it was addressed in the region. Readers will take away a tremendous amount of information as to how sustainability challenges are addressed by leaders throughout the globe. Robert Brinkmann is the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Northern Illinois University, USA and is the author of numerous books, including Environmental Sustainability in a Time of Change. His blog, On the Brink, is one of most popular sustainability blogs on the Internet. Chit Wityi Oo is the postdoctoral research fellow/research associate of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Northern Illinois University. She was a former Fulbright US-ASEAN Visiting Scholar at NIU

Contents:

Part 1. Introduction

Why Geography Matters in Sustainability

Part 2. Sustainability Solutions in Sub Saharan Africa

Energy Sustainability under the Impact of the Climate Change Challenge in the sub-Saharan Africa Region

Environmental, Social, Economic, and Political Sustainability in Sub-Saharan Africa

Sustainability Solutions in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of South Africa

Sustainability Challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa: Navigating hope via sampling some cutting-edge cases

Part 3. Sustainability Solutions in North Africa and the Middle East

Sustainability from Abraham Accords Countries Perspective

Sustainable Development of Heritage Sites in the Middle East: Wadi Hanifah and Dana Biosphere Reserve

Social Cultural Autonomy and Norms for Sustainable Women's Empowerment

Part 4. Sustainability Solutions in South Asia

Threats to lake water quality from sewage contamination

Energy for Sustaining Development in Emerging Nations

The Context of Organizational Carbon Footprinting in Sri Lanka: A Case Study for Stationery Industry

Part 5. Sustainability Solutions in Central Asia

The Central Asia - China - Russia Nexus: The New Normal Challenges to Ensuring Sustainable Development in the Region

Power of Sustainable Cooperation: Revisiting Water Management in CentralAsia

Part 6. Sustainability Solutions in East Asia

Sustainability Acts in Japan's Automotive Industry

Globalization as a Path to Environmental Sustainability

Part 7. Sustainability Solutions in Southeast Asia

Assessing Groundwater Quality Challenges in Yangon Region, Myanmar

Media in Tobacco Control

Bio-Circular-Green Economic Model in Thailand: A Case of Upcycle Circular Economy Certification for Products

Part 8. Sustainability Solutions in Australia and Oceania

Is Bank Australia a model for sustainable banking?

Geothermal Energy - a Sustainable Energy Supply for Aotearoa New Zealand and Indonesia

Collaborating for sustainability: A case study of sustainable fashion in New Zealand

Part 9. Sustainability Solutions in North America

Practical Steps to Achieving Socially Sustainable Business Practices

Walkable communities are sustainable communities: An Assessment of walkability in New Castle County, Delaware

Part 10. Sustainability Solutions in Central America and Mexico

Policymaker-to-researcher engagement for energy security challenges in Central America: With case studies of Panama

Part 11. Sustainability Solutions in South America

How forest and public policies shape sustainability in the Guiana Shield/Amazon

The challenges of sustainability in Brazil

Higher education in Peru in COVID-19 times: Resilience based on sustainable development goals

Part 12. Sustainability Solutions in Europe

The solidarity emporiums and their role in achieving economic and socio-cultural sustainability

Slowing down the great acceleration: Campaigns for sustainable consumption in the Netherlands, 1950s-1990s

The European Union sustainable leadership agency: Bridging the gap between the environment, industry and society. Home and abroad

Turning global sustainability goals into local actions: The role of the Agenda 2030 and the SDGs in fostering integrative public leadership in Espoo, Finland

Part 13. Sustainability Solutions in the Oceans and Antarctica

Sustainability in the High Seas and Area Beyond National Jurisdiction: a global perspective with a regional case study from the Northeast Atlantic

Pioneering Sustainable Research Practices in Fragile Polar Ecosystems: Lessons from the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica

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ISBN:

9783031828577