1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910463011803321

Titolo

Building a green economy : perspectives from ecological economics / / edited by Robert B. Richardson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

East Lansing : , : Michigan State University Press, , 2013

ISBN

1-60917-393-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (327 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

RichardsonRobert B

Disciplina

333.70973

Soggetti

Ecology - Economic aspects - United States

Environmental economics - United States

Environmental policy - Economic aspects - United States

Sustainable development - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Perspectives on a Green Economy; Building a Green Economy: The Case for an Economic Paint Job / Robert B. Richardson; Taking Ecological Economics Seriously: It's the Biosphere, Stupid / David Korten; Beyond the Ivory Tower: Why Progress Needs More Ecological Economists to Actively Engage / Kristen A. Sheeran ; Ruin and Recovery: The Economics of Michigan's Natural Resources / David Dempsey; Historical and Theoretical Perspectives; Noble Savages or Consummate Consumers: The Behavioral Ecology of Building a Green Conservation Future / Bobbi S. Low

Green Keynesianism: Beyond Standard Growth Paradigms / Jonathan M. HarrisThe Economics of Information in a Green Economy / Joshua Farley and Skyler Perkins; The Evolution of Ego'n'Empathy: Progress in Forming the Centerpiece for Ecological Economic Theory / William M. Hayes and Gary D. Lynne; Civic Empowerment in an Age of Corporate Excess / Ed Lorenz; Environmental Justice Challenges for Ecosystem Service Valuation / Matthew A. Weber; Applications and Practice; Assessing the Trade-Offs for an Urban Green Economy / Myrna Hall, Ning Sun, Stephen Balogh, Catherine Foley, and Ruqi Li

Green Jobs: Who Benefits? : Demographic Forecasting of Job Creation in



U. S. Green Jobs Studies / Kyle Gracey Great Lakes, Great Debates: Facilitating Public Engagement on Offshore Wind Energy Using the Delphi Inquiry Approach / Erik Nordman, Jon VanderMolen, Betty Gajewski, and Aaron Ferguson; Endogenous Environmental Discounting and Climate-Economy Modeling / Philip Sirianni; A Genuine Metric for Assessing Business Sustainability / Matthew P. H. Taylor, Darrell Brown, David E. Ervin, Jim Thayer, and Brett Cassidy

The Case for ""Improvement"" in Corporate Sustainability Indicators / Richard GroganEvolutions in Methods and Technology for Research in Pro-environmental Behavior / Douglas L. Bessette and Robert B. Richardson; Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

The first decade of the twenty-first century has been characterized by a growing global awareness of the tremendous strains that human economic activity place on natural resources and the environment. As the world's population increases, so does the demand for energy, food, and other resources, which adds to existing stresses on ecosystems, with potentially disastrous consequences. Humanity is at a crossroads in our pathway to future prosperity, and our next steps will impact our long-term sustainability immensely. In this timely volume, leading ecological economics scholars offer a



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910298585203321

Titolo

Bio-based Materials for Food Packaging : Green and Sustainable Advanced Packaging Materials / / edited by Shakeel Ahmed

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018

ISBN

981-13-1909-X

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (305 pages)

Disciplina

664.09

Soggetti

Food science

Biomaterials

Polymers

Refuse and refuse disposal

Food Science

Waste Management/Waste Technology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Bio-based Materials: Past –to-Future -- Interaction Phenomena Between Packaging and Product -- Testing Methods for Packaging Materials -- Functionality and Properties of Bio-based Materials -- Potential Bio-based Edible Films, Foams and Hydrogels for Food Packaging -- Nanotechnology and Edible Films for Food Packaging Applications -- Bionanocomposites in Packaging: Business Model for Products’ Commercialisation -- Environmental Friendly Biopolymers for Food Packaging: Starch, Protein and Poly-Lactic Acid (PLA) -- Biodegradable Smart Biopolymers for Food Packaging: Sustainable Approach Towards Green Environment -- Biopolymers, Nanocomposites and Environmental Protection-a far-Reaching Review -- Chitosan Based Edible Membranes for Food Packaging -- Chitosan Based Nanocomposites in Food Packaging -- Application of Nanocomposites in Packaging- a far-Reaching Review and a Vision for the Future.

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides an overview of the lastest developments in biobased materials and their applications in food packaging. Written by experts in their respective research domain, its thirteen chapters



discuss in detail fundamental knowledge on bio based materials. It is intended as a reference book for researchers, students, research scholars, academicians and scientists seeking biobased materials for food packaging applications.