Achieving sustainability : the ultimate human challenge : critical barriers and future perspectives / / Karen Blincoe

• Autore: Blincoe Karen
• Pubblicazione: Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2022]; ©2022
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (175 pages)
• Disciplina: 338.927
• Soggetto topico: Environmental policy - Economic aspects; Sustainable development
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- About the Author -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 The Topic -- 1.2 The Approach -- 1.3 The Research -- 1.4 Structure and Content -- Readings and References -- 2 The Essence of Sustainability -- 2.1 Context and Emergence of Sustainability -- 2.2 Brundtland Definition -- 2.3 Sustainability in a Development Context -- 2.4 Key Global Initiatives -- Readings and References -- 3 The Challenges of the Current Development Model -- 3.1 Development -- 3.2 The Current Paradigm -- 3.3 Development Crises -- 3.4 Role of the State -- 3.5 The Sustainable Development Model -- 3.6 Perspectives -- Readings and References -- 4 Embracing and Learning from Utopian Thought -- 4.1 Searching for Utopia -- 4.2 Definition of Utopia -- 4.3 The Role of Utopian Thought -- 4.4 Sustainability and Utopia -- 4.5 Experiments with a Sustainability Bias -- 4.6 Perspectives -- Readings and References -- 5 Implementing Sustainability in the Current Paradigm -- 5.1 Implementing Sustainability -- 5.2 Principles, Models and Processes -- 5.3 Indicators, Monitors, and Assessment Tools -- 5.4 Standards and Certifications -- 5.5 Social Indicators and Indexes -- 5.6 Perspectives -- Readings and References -- 6 Three Transition Stories -- 6.1 Transition Processes -- 6.2 Case Story One: The Island of Samsø -- 6.3 Process and Key Success Factors -- 6.4 Difficulties and Barriers -- 6.5 Case Two: Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual Organisation -- 6.6 Process and Key Success Factors -- 6.7 Difficulties and Barriers -- 6.8 Case Three: Novozymes -- 6.9 Process and Key Success Factors -- 6.10 Difficulties and Barriers -- Readings and References -- 7 Barriers Hindering Transition to Sustainability -- 7.1 The Barrier Issue -- 7.2 Key Barriers to Sustainable Development -- 7.3 Universal Barriers -- 7.4 Case Story/Local Barriers -- 7.5 Perspectives. ; Readings and References -- 8 The Turning Has Started -- 8.1 The Ultimate Challenge -- 8.2 The Covid Effect -- 8.3 End of Neoliberalism? -- 8.4 Net Zero Transition -- 8.5 Promises, Pledges and Agreements -- 8.6 The Will to Change -- 8.7 The Challenge -- Readings and References -- Index.
• Titolo autorizzato: Achieving Sustainability
• ISBN: 9783031100239; 9783031100222
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910631080403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II