Autore	Maksimović Čedo
Edizione	[1st ed. 2015.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (102 p.)
Disciplina	333.7
Collana	SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science
Soggetto topico	Sustainable development Environment Regional planning Urban planning Sustainable Development Environment, general Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning
ISBN	3-319-06275-1
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Module 1: Rethinking Infrastructure Design For Multi-Use Water Services -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Most Apparent Impacts of Climate Changes And Variability -- 3. What Is Wrong with Existing Systems? -- 4. What Is the Blue Green Solution Concept? -- 4.1 Reduced Pluvial Flood Risk -- 4.2 Water Pollution -- 4.3 Alternative Water (Re)Sources -- 4.4 Urban Heat Island -- 4.5 Air Pollution -- 4.6 Droughts -- 4.7 Urban Agriculture -- 4.8 Urban Amenity and Blue Green Corridors -- 5. Conclusions -- References -- Module 2: What Are the Main Options For Applying the Blue-Green Dream -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Wastewater Reuse And Recycling -- 3. Urban Green Spaces -- 4. Rainwater Harvesting -- 5. Green Roofs -- 6. Urban Agriculture -- 7. Living Wall Systems -- 8. Decentralized Systems To Manage and Reuse Stormwater Runoff On-Site -- 9. Integrating Blue and Green Measures -- 10. How Can We Calculate the Value of Blue Green Systems?- 11. Tools For Supporting Urban Blue-Green Design -- 12. References -- Module 3: Case Studies Illustrating The Blue-Green Options -- 1. “Four Alls For All”: Policy Act On Decentralized Water Supply Through Rainwater Harvesting and Management Systems in Seoul -- 2. Water Sensitive Urban Design in Lynbrook Estate, Melbourne, Australia -- 3. Green City, Clean Waters: The Vision Of Philadelphia -- 4. Integrated Water Recycling in Brisbane, Australia -- 5. Bedzed – Zero Energy Development -- References.
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Autore	Nadal Egea Alejandro
Pubbl/distr/stampa	London ; ; New York, : Zed Books, 2011
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (247 p.)
Disciplina	338.9
Soggetto topico	Macroeconomics - Philosophy Environmental policy - Economic aspects Sustainable development
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-78032-081-7 1-283-01137-9 9786613011374 1-84813-507-6
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	About the author; Box, figures and tables; Box; Figures; Tables; Acronyms; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 \| Macroeconomics and the environment; Introduction; 1.1 Annual GDP rate of growth, 1950-98; Growth after the Second World War; table 1.1 Annual GDP rate of growth, 1950-98; 1.1 The invisible hand: metaphor or scientific result?; Box 1.1 The invisible hand: metaphor or scientific result?; Growth: friend or foe?; Concluding remarks; 2 \| The macroeconomic policy connection; Introduction; Macroeconomics: evolutionary paths; Macroeconomic policy and the environment Key issues for environmental macroeconomics Concluding remarks; Appendix I: The IS-LM model and the environment; 2.1 The IS-LM model; Figure 2.1 The IS-LM model; 2.2 Macroeconomic policy in the IS-LM model; Figure 2.2 Macroeconomic policy in the IS-LM model; 2.3 Environmental equilibrium in the IS-LM model; Figure 2.3 Environmental equilibrium in the IS-LM model; 3 \| Macroeconomic policies and climate change; Introduction; Climate-change costs: how big a problem?; 3.1 UNFCCC estimates of adaptation costs; table 3.1 UNFCCC estimates of adaptation costs 3.2 UNFCCC estimates of mitigation costs, 2030 table 3.2 UNFCCC estimates of mitigation costs, 2030; Macroeconomic policies in the IPCC's AR 4; Macroeconomic policies and climate change; Concluding remarks; 4 \| The Green Economy Initiative; Introduction; The Green Economy Initiative; Sector-level analysis and macroeconomic policy constraints; Concluding remarks; 5 \| Latin American focus; Introduction; Import substitution as a development strategy; 5.1 Growth rates in GDP per capita: selected countries in Latin America table 5.1 Growth rates in GDP per capita: selected countries in Latin America Neoliberalism in Latin America: the open economy model; Five country-level studies in Latin America; 5.2 Fiscal policy priorities in Argentina, 1993-2001; table 5.2 Fiscal policy priorities in Argentina, 1993-2001; 5.1 Reprimarization: Argentine sectoral GDP 1935-2004; Figure 5.1 Reprimarization: Argentine sectoral GDP 1935-2004; 5.2 GDP and GDP per capita growth rates, 1990-2007; Figure 5.2 GDP and GDP per capita growth rates, 1990-2007; 5.3 Brazil: cattle by region, 1995-2005 table 5.3 Brazil: cattle by region, 1995-2005 5.3 Costa Rica: evolution of GDP, 1992-2008; Figure 5.3 Costa Rica: evolution of GDP, 1992-2008; 5.4 Costa Rica: evolution of inflation rates, 1984-2008; Figure 5.4 Costa Rica: evolution of inflation rates, 1984-2008; 5.5 Ecuador: trade balance in monetary and physical terms; Figure 5.5 Ecuador: trade balance in monetary and physical terms; 5.6 Mexico: monetary policy and money supply; Figure 5.6 Mexico: monetary policy and money supply; 5.7 Mexico: fiscal policy and Financial Requirements of the Public Sector Figure 5.7 Mexico: fiscal policy and Financial Requirements of the Public Sector
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Edizione	[1st ed. 2019.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (423 pages)
Disciplina	658.4012
Collana	CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance
Soggetto topico	Business ethics Leadership Ethics Sustainable development Corporate governance Business Ethics Business Strategy/Leadership Sustainable Development Corporate Governance
ISBN	3-030-06014-4
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Mindsets for Linking Strategy and Sustainability: Planetary Boundaries, Social Foundations, and Sustainable Strategizing -- Part I: Why Strategic Management Needs a Rethink -- Part II: New Business Concepts for Sustainable Strategizing -- Part III: Stakeholder Engagement and Open Strategy -- Part IV: Learning from Strategy Practices -- Part V: Mastering the Transformation and Looking Ahead. .
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910341852703321

Autore	Harris Jonathan Mark
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Ann Arbor, : University of Michigan Press, 2009
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (304 p.)
Disciplina	333
Collana	Evolving Values for a Capitalist World Ser.
Soggetto topico	Economic development -- Social aspects Economic development -- Sociological aspects Electronic books. -- local Environmental economics Sustainable development Business & Economics Economic History
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-282-42365-7 9786612423659 0-472-02373-X
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	""Contents""; ""Preface and Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction: An Assessment of Sustainable Development""; ""Part 1. Institutional Perspectives on Sustainable Development""; ""1. Sustainability and Systemic Issues in a New Era""; ""2. The Case for the Global Commons""; ""3. Development Connections: The Hedgerow Model""; ""4. Wealth, Poverty, and Sustainable Development""; ""5. Free Trade or Sustainable Trade? An Ecological Economics Perspective""; ""Part 2. Sustainability and Institutions in Practice""; ""Introduction to Part 2: Power, Knowledge, and Institutions in Development Practice"" ""6. Stories People Tell: The Cultural Construction of Environmental Policy in Africa""""7. Political Power and Environmental Sustainability in Agriculture""; ""8. Toward a Learning Paradigm: New Professionalism and Institutions for Agriculture""; ""9. Does Food Security Require Local Food Systems?""; ""10. Community, Ecology, and Landscape Change in Zambrana-Chacuey""; ""Contributors""; ""Index""
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910455608103321

Pubbl/distr/stampa	Washington, D.C., : Urban Land Institute, 2009
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (321 p.)
Disciplina	696
Soggetto topico	Sustainable buildings Sustainable development
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	0-87420-197-7
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Cover; Copyright; ABOUT THE URBAN LAND INSTITUTE; Preface; Authors and Contributors; Contents; 1 THE IMPORTANCE OF GREEN BUILDING AND GREEN OFFICE RETROFITS; The Global Growth of Green Building; The Importance of Green Building Retrofits; The Built Environment and Energy Use; Potential Reducations in GHG Emissions from Retrofitting Buildings; Barriers to Retrofitting Existing Buildings; The Business Case for Green Retrofits of Office Buildings; Retrofitting an Icon: The Empire State Building Goes Green; 2 PLANNING A GREEN OFFICE RETROFIT; Code Standards and Voluntary Certification Systems Analyzing the Green Retrofit OpportunityDefining the Retrofit Strategy; Cost and Benefit Assessment of Green Retrofits; 3 ELEMENTS OF GREEN OFFICE RETROFITS ; Evaluating Site and Climate Conditions; Green Landscaping Strategies; Building Envelope; Building Mechanical Systems; Sustainable Interiors; Historic Preservation and Green Retrofit; 4 MANAGING THE GREEN RETROFIT PROCESS; Collaborating with a Green Building Consultant to Create an Exemplary Green Office Renovation; Construction Considerations for Green Renovation and Development Projects Minimizing Legal Risks in the Green Design and Construction Process5 THE BUSINESS OF GREEN OFFICE RENOVATIONS; Green Building Costs and Paybacks; Leasing, Rental Rate, and Sales Price Benefits; Strong Global Demand; Restricted Global Supply and Premium Green Rents; Underwriting Green Office Retrofits and Renovations; How Do Green Projects Affect Risk Perceptions?; Green Real Estate Finance Vehicles; 6 GREEN PROPERTY OPERATIONS; Property Management Agreements, Leases, and Risk Management; Green Operating Metrics; Maintaining Energy-Efficient Operations through Continuous Commissioning Establishing Green Operating Programs7 PUBLIC POLICY: SUSTAINABILITY COMES TO THE FORE; European Union; Africa; Asia; Latin America; Canada; United States; What Does It All Mean?; 8 TOWARD THE FUTURE: NEW DIRECTIONS IN GREEN BUILDING; Building Information Modeling; New Building Materials and Systems; Smart Buildings and Smart Grids; Creating the Zero-Energy Commercial Building; Buildings as Living Systems: Biomimicry, Bionics, and Living Buildings; Toward the Future; 9 CASE STUDIES; 545 Madison Avenue; 1801 McGill College; Adobe Towers; The Christman Building; HOK Office Joseph Vance BuildingMcDonald's Campus Office Building; Morgan Lovell Headquarters; One Beacon Street; Shui On Land Headquarters; Transwestern Regional Headquarters; Trevor Pearcey House; WRT Offices; SELECTED RESOURCES
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910453196103321