Accounting and Statistical Analyses for Sustainable Development : Multiple Perspectives and Information-Theoretic Complexity Reduction |
Autore | Lemke Claudia |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Springer Nature, 2021 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (288 pages) |
Collana | Sustainable Management, Wertschöpfung und Effizienz |
Soggetto topico | Environmental economics |
Soggetto non controllato |
Environmental Economics
Sustainability Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Composite indicators Multilevel perspective Principal component analysis Information theory Open Access |
ISBN | 3-658-33246-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Preface -- Foreword -- Acknowledgement -- Table of contents -- List of abbreviations -- List of figures -- List of tables -- List of equations -- List of symbols -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Background and motivation -- 1.2 Research question and aim of the dissertation -- 1.3 Procedure -- Chapter 2 Conceptual framework of sustainable development -- 2.1 Definition of sustainable development and sustainability -- 2.2 The three contentual domains of sustainable development -- 2.2.1 Environmental protection -- 2.2.2 Social development -- 2.2.3 Economic prosperity -- 2.2.4 Integration of the three contentual domains -- 2.3 Stakeholders and change agents of sustainable development -- 2.3.1 The multilevel perspective -- 2.3.2 Corporate sustainability -- 2.3.3 Political goal setting: The United Nations's (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) -- 2.3.4 Sustainability science -- 2.4 Summary -- Chapter 3 Measuring and assessing contributions to sustainable development -- 3.1 Principles of sustainable development measurement and assessment methods -- 3.2 Overview of quantitative sustainable development assessment methods -- 3.3 Sustainable development indicators -- 3.3.1 Corporate indicator frameworks -- 3.3.2 Meso-level indices -- 3.3.3 Macro-level indices -- 3.4 Summary -- Chapter 4 Methodology -- 4.1 Overview of sustainable development indices' calculation steps and methodological requirements -- 4.2 Methodological evaluation of sustainable development indices -- 4.3 Methodology of the Multilevel Sustainable Development Index (MLSDI) -- 4.3.1 Collection of sustainable development key figures -- 4.3.2 Preparation of sustainable development key figures -- 4.3.2.1 Meso-level transformation to macro-economic categories -- 4.3.2.2 Macro-level transformation of statistical classifications -- 4.3.3 Imputation of missing values.
4.3.3.1 Characterisation of missing values -- 4.3.3.2 Single time series imputation: Various methods depending on the missing data pattern -- 4.3.3.3 Multiple panel data imputation: Amelia II algorithm -- 4.3.3.4 Statistical tests of model assumptions -- 4.3.4 Standardisation to sustainable development key indicators -- 4.3.5 Outlier detection and treatment -- 4.3.5.1 Characterisation of outliers -- 4.3.5.2 Univariate Interquartile Range (IQR) method -- 4.3.6 Scaling -- 4.3.6.1 Characterisation of scales -- 4.3.6.2 Rescaling between ten and 100 -- 4.3.7 Weighting -- 4.3.7.1 Overview of weighting methods -- 4.3.7.2 Multivariate statistical analysis: Principal Component Analysis (PCA) -- 4.3.7.3 Multivariate statistical analysis: Partial Triadic Analysis (PTA) -- 4.3.7.4 Information theory: Maximum Relevance Minimum Redundancy Backward (MRMRB) algorithm -- 4.3.7.5 Statistical tests of model assumptions -- 4.3.8 Aggregation -- 4.3.9 Sensitivity analyses -- 4.4 Summary and interim conclusion -- Chapter 5 Empirical findings -- 5.1 Data base, objects of investigation, and time periods -- 5.2 Sustainable development key figures -- 5.2.1 Collection and preparation of sustainable development key figures -- 5.2.2 Imputation of missing values -- 5.3 Sustainable development key indicators -- 5.3.1 Alignment of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) disclosures -- 5.3.1.1 Environmental sustainable development key indicators -- 5.3.1.2 Social sustainable development key indicators -- 5.3.1.3 Economic sustainable development key indicators -- 5.3.2 Summary statistics of the sustainable development growth indicators -- 5.3.3 Outlier detection and treatment -- 5.3.4 Empirical findings of the cleaned and rescaled sustainable development key indicators -- 5.3.4.1 Summary statistics. 5.3.4.2 Comparative analysis of the selected branches -- 5.4 Weighting -- 5.4.1 The Principal Component (PC) family's eigenvalues and explained cumulative variances -- 5.4.2 The Maximum Relevance Minimum Redundancy Backward (MRMRB) algorithm's discretisation and backward elimination -- 5.4.3 Comparative analysis of weights -- 5.4.4 Statistical tests of the Principal Component (PC) family -- 5.5 Empirical findings of the four composite sustainable development measures -- 5.5.1 Summary statistics -- 5.5.2 Comparative analysis of the selected branches -- 5.6 Sensitivity analyses -- 5.7 Summary -- Chapter 6 Discussion and conclusion -- 6.1 Implications for research -- 6.2 Implications for practice -- 6.3 Limitations and future outlook -- 6.4 Summary and conclusion -- Appendix -- A.1 Statistical classification scheme of economic activities in the European Union (EU) -- A.2 German health economy's statistical delimitation -- A.3 Statistical tests of sustainable development key figures -- A.4 Summary statistics of the sustainable development key indicators -- A.5 Outlier thresholds of the sustainable development key indicators -- A.6 Normality tests of z-score scaled sustainable development key indicators -- A.7 Sensitivities by the four composite sustainable development measures -- References. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910473452403321 |
Lemke Claudia | ||
Springer Nature, 2021 | ||
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Ackerbau des Lebendigen : Tiere, Wissenschaft und Anthroposophie in der biodynamischen Landwirtschaft / / Stéphanie Majerus |
Autore | Majerus Stéphanie |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bielefeld : , : transcript Verlag, , [2024] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (390 p.) |
Collana | rerum religionum. Arbeiten zur Religionskultur |
Soggetto topico | RELIGION / General |
Soggetto non controllato |
Agriculture
Animal Anthropology of Religion Anthroposophy Arable Farming Biodynamics Cultural Anthropology Demeter Germany Human Ecology Human-animal Relationship Nature Religion Religious Studies Sociology of Religion Spirituality Sustainability Switzerland |
ISBN | 3-8394-7038-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | ger |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Inhalt -- 1. Einleitung -- 2. Forschungsstand -- 3. Methode -- 4. Historische und soziopolitische Einordnung der Demeter Landwirtschaft -- 5. Rudolf Steiner und seine Lehre -- 6. Die Anthroposophie -- 7. Der biodynamische Geist der Natur -- 8. Das große Geheimnis der Biodynamik: Die Präparate -- 9. Tiere im anthroposophischen Kosmos und Hofalltag -- 10. Fazit -- 11. Anhang -- 12. Quellenverzeichnis |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910861957403321 |
Majerus Stéphanie | ||
Bielefeld : , : transcript Verlag, , [2024] | ||
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Alternative economies and spaces : new perspectives for a sustainable economy / / edited by Hans-Martin Zademach, Sebastian Hillebrand |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bielefeld, Germany : , : Transcript Verlag, , [2013] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (157 p.) |
Disciplina | 338.9 |
Collana | Global Studies |
Soggetto topico |
Economic geography
Space in economics Regional economics |
Soggetto non controllato |
Alternative Economic Spaces
Alternative Economies Cultural Geography Economy Geography Globalization Social Geography Space Sustainability Transition |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1 CONTENT 5 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 7 ALTERNATIVE ECONOMIES AND SPACES: INTRODUCTORY REMARKS 9 INTERROGATING ALTERNATIVE LOCAL AND REGIONAL ECONOMIES: THE BRITISH CREDIT UNION MOVEMENT AND POST-BINARY THINKING 23 THE ALTERNATIVE ECONOMY AT THE REGIONAL SCALE? LESSONS FROM THE CHIEMGAU 43 THE POSSIBILITIES OF ECONOMIC DIFFERENCE? SOCIAL RELATIONS OF VALUE, SPACE AND ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHIES 69 PLACING THE PRACTICES OF ALTERNATIVE ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHIES: ALTERNATIVE RETAIL, THE SPACES OF INTENTION AND ETHICAL AMBIGUITIES 85 SOCIAL ENTERPRISE, SOCIAL INNOVATION AND ALTERNATIVE ECONOMIES: INSIGHTS FROM FAIR TRADE AND RENEWABLE ENERGY 113 REFERENCES 131 NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS 155 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910213856403321 |
Bielefeld, Germany : , : Transcript Verlag, , [2013] | ||
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Alternative economies and spaces : new perspectives for a sustainable economy / / edited by Hans-Martin Zademach, Sebastian Hillebrand |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bielefeld, Germany : , : Transcript Verlag, , [2013] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (157 p.) |
Disciplina | 338.9 |
Collana | Global Studies |
Soggetto topico |
Economic geography
Space in economics Regional economics |
Soggetto non controllato |
Alternative Economic Spaces
Alternative Economies Cultural Geography Economy Geography Globalization Social Geography Space Sustainability Transition |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1 CONTENT 5 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 7 ALTERNATIVE ECONOMIES AND SPACES: INTRODUCTORY REMARKS 9 INTERROGATING ALTERNATIVE LOCAL AND REGIONAL ECONOMIES: THE BRITISH CREDIT UNION MOVEMENT AND POST-BINARY THINKING 23 THE ALTERNATIVE ECONOMY AT THE REGIONAL SCALE? LESSONS FROM THE CHIEMGAU 43 THE POSSIBILITIES OF ECONOMIC DIFFERENCE? SOCIAL RELATIONS OF VALUE, SPACE AND ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHIES 69 PLACING THE PRACTICES OF ALTERNATIVE ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHIES: ALTERNATIVE RETAIL, THE SPACES OF INTENTION AND ETHICAL AMBIGUITIES 85 SOCIAL ENTERPRISE, SOCIAL INNOVATION AND ALTERNATIVE ECONOMIES: INSIGHTS FROM FAIR TRADE AND RENEWABLE ENERGY 113 REFERENCES 131 NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS 155 |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996308838603316 |
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Analyzing the role of citizen science in modern research / / Luigi Ceccaroni and Jaume Piera, editors |
Autore | Ceccaroni Luigi <1969-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hershey, Pennsylvania : , : Information Science Reference, , 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | PDFs (354 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 507.2 |
Collana | Advances in Knowledge Acquisition, Transfer, and Management (AKATM) Book Series |
Soggetto topico |
Science - Social aspects
Science - Study and teaching - Social aspects Science and state - Citizen participation |
Soggetto non controllato |
Advanced learning environments
Civic education Civic engagement Geographical information systems Policy development Sustainability Volunteering |
ISBN |
9781522509639
9781522509622 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Civic education and citizen science: definitions, categories, knowledge representation / Luigi Ceccaroni, Anne Bowser, Peter Brenton -- More than just networking for citizen science: examining core roles of practitioner organizations / Claudia Göbel [and 4 others] -- SciStarter 2.0: a digital platform to foster and study sustained engagement in citizen science / Catherine Hoffman [and 4 others] -- What drives citizens to engage in ICT-enabled citizen science?: case study of online amateur weather networks / Mohammad Gharesifard, Uta Wehn -- The social function of citizen science: developing researchers, developing citizens / Luis Arnoldo Ordóñez Vela [and 3 others] -- Geographical information systems in modern citizen science / Laia Subirats, Joana Simoes, Alexander Steblin -- Citizen science and its role in sustainable development: status, trends, issues, and opportunities / Hai-Ying Liu, Mike Kobernus -- Social context of citizen science projects / Patricia Tiago -- Citizen observatories as advanced learning environments / Josep M. Mominó, Jaume Piera, Elena Jurado -- The Role of citizen science in environmental education: a critical exploration of the environmental citizen science experience / Ria Ann Dunkley -- Citizen-driven geographic information science / Thomas J. Lampoltshammer, Johannes Scholz -- Can citizen science seriously contribute to policy development?: a decision maker's view / Colin Chapman, Crona Hodges -- Smart activation of citizens: opportunities and challenges for scientific research / Maria Gilda Pimentel Esteves [and 4 others] -- Surface water information collection: volunteers keep the Great Lakes great / Mark Gillingham. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910148745403321 |
Ceccaroni Luigi <1969-> | ||
Hershey, Pennsylvania : , : Information Science Reference, , 2017 | ||
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Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Optimization Tools for Smart Cities : Designing for Sustainability / Panos M. Pardalos, Stamatina Th. Rassia, Arsenios Tsokas editors |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, : Springer, 2022 |
Descrizione fisica | viii, 235 p. : ill. ; 24 cm |
Soggetto non controllato |
Artificial Intelligence
Autopoietic systems Cross-domain landscape Edge computing Electric vehicle sharing Environmental design Fog computing ICT services Machine learning Mathematical applications Neoteric history Optimization Sensors and actuators Smart Cities Sustainability Sustainable architecture Tools smart city design |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNICAMPANIA-VAN0276930 |
Cham, : Springer, 2022 | ||
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Artificial Neural Networks and Structural Equation Modeling : Marketing and Consumer Research Applications / Alhamzah Alnoor, Khaw Khai Wah, Azizul Hassan editors |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore, : Springer, 2022 |
Descrizione fisica | ix, 341 p. : ill. ; 24 cm |
Soggetto non controllato |
Artificial neural network for consumer research
Social commerce and technology Structural equation modelling for consumer research Sustainability Technology acceptance in marketing and consumer research |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNICAMPANIA-VAN0278339 |
Singapore, : Springer, 2022 | ||
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Auf dem Weg zu einer Green Economy : Wie die sozialökologische Transformation gelingen kann / Walter Kahlenborn, Jens Clausen, Siegfried Behrendt, Edgar Göll |
Autore | Kahlenborn Walter |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bielefeld, : transcript Verlag, 2019 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (302) |
Disciplina | 330.126 |
Collana | Neue Ökologie |
Soggetto topico | Green Economy; Nachhaltigkeit; Nachhaltiges Wirtschaften; Sozialökologische Transformation; Wärmewende; Energiepolitik; Umweltpolitik; Mobilität; Ressourcen; Umweltschutz; Wirtschaft; Natur; Technik; Wirtschaftssoziologie; Humanökologie; Wirtschaftspolitik; Soziologie; Sustainability; Sustainable Management; Socioecological Transformation; Heat Shift; Energy Policy; Environmental Policy; Mobility; Resources; Environment Protection; Economy; Nature; Technology; Economic Sociology; Human Ecology; Economic Policy; Sociology |
Soggetto non controllato |
Economic Policy
Economic Sociology Economy Energy Policy Environment Protection Environmental Policy Heat Shift Human Ecology Mobility Nature Resources Socioecological Transformation Sociology Sustainability Sustainable Management Technology |
ISBN |
3-8376-4493-6
3-8394-4493-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | ger |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter 1 Inhalt 5 1. Vorwort 7 2. Einleitung 9 3.1 Pfadabhängigkeiten 21 3.2 Models of Change 31 3.3 Effizienz, Konsistenz und Suffizienz als Basisstrategien einer Green Economy 51 3.4 Übergreifendes Systemmodell 70 4.1 Pfadabhängigkeiten und Hindernisse aus 15 Transformationsfeldern in den Bereichen Wärme, Mobilität, Ressourcen und Landwirtschaft 77 4.2 Erfolgsfaktoren aus 20 Transformationsbeispielen in den Bereichen Wärme, Mobilität und Ressourcen 132 5.1 Pfadwechselkonzeption für eine Green Economy 183 5.2 Roadmap für eine Wärmewende im Gebäudesektor 186 5.3 Roadmap E-Mobilität 208 5.4 Roadmap Produkte länger nutzen 228 6. Fazit 249 Literatur 267 Autorinnen und Autoren der Kapitel 299 |
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Kahlenborn Walter | ||
Bielefeld, : transcript Verlag, 2019 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
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Auf dem Weg zu einer Green Economy : Wie die sozialökologische Transformation gelingen kann / Walter Kahlenborn, Jens Clausen, Siegfried Behrendt, Edgar Göll |
Autore | Kahlenborn Walter |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bielefeld, : transcript Verlag, 2019 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (302) |
Disciplina | 330.126 |
Collana | Neue Ökologie |
Soggetto topico | Green Economy; Nachhaltigkeit; Nachhaltiges Wirtschaften; Sozialökologische Transformation; Wärmewende; Energiepolitik; Umweltpolitik; Mobilität; Ressourcen; Umweltschutz; Wirtschaft; Natur; Technik; Wirtschaftssoziologie; Humanökologie; Wirtschaftspolitik; Soziologie; Sustainability; Sustainable Management; Socioecological Transformation; Heat Shift; Energy Policy; Environmental Policy; Mobility; Resources; Environment Protection; Economy; Nature; Technology; Economic Sociology; Human Ecology; Economic Policy; Sociology |
Soggetto non controllato |
Economic Policy
Economic Sociology Economy Energy Policy Environment Protection Environmental Policy Heat Shift Human Ecology Mobility Nature Resources Socioecological Transformation Sociology Sustainability Sustainable Management Technology |
ISBN |
3-8376-4493-6
3-8394-4493-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | ger |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter 1 Inhalt 5 1. Vorwort 7 2. Einleitung 9 3.1 Pfadabhängigkeiten 21 3.2 Models of Change 31 3.3 Effizienz, Konsistenz und Suffizienz als Basisstrategien einer Green Economy 51 3.4 Übergreifendes Systemmodell 70 4.1 Pfadabhängigkeiten und Hindernisse aus 15 Transformationsfeldern in den Bereichen Wärme, Mobilität, Ressourcen und Landwirtschaft 77 4.2 Erfolgsfaktoren aus 20 Transformationsbeispielen in den Bereichen Wärme, Mobilität und Ressourcen 132 5.1 Pfadwechselkonzeption für eine Green Economy 183 5.2 Roadmap für eine Wärmewende im Gebäudesektor 186 5.3 Roadmap E-Mobilität 208 5.4 Roadmap Produkte länger nutzen 228 6. Fazit 249 Literatur 267 Autorinnen und Autoren der Kapitel 299 |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996312639303316 |
Kahlenborn Walter | ||
Bielefeld, : transcript Verlag, 2019 | ||
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Bioeconomy : shaping the transition to a sustainable, biobased economy / / Iris Lewandowski, editor ; in collboration with Nicole Gaudet [and four others] |
Autore | Lewandowski Iris |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2018.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, : Springer Nature, 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (VI, 354 p. 165 illus., 139 illus. in color.) |
Disciplina | 333.9516 |
Soggetto topico |
Biology, Economic
Sustainable development |
Soggetto non controllato |
Sustainability
Biomass Management Resource Management Agriculture Macroeconomics |
ISBN | 3-319-68152-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. Introduction -- Part I: Bioeconomy Concepts and Research Methods -- Chapter 2: Context -- Chapter 3: Bioeconomy concepts -- Chapter 4: Core principles -- Chapter 4: Inter- and Transdisciplinarity in the Bioeconomy -- Part II: Knowledge Base for Biobased Value Chains -- Chapter 5:Biobased Resources and Value Chains -- Chapter 6: Primary Production -- Chapter 7: Processing of Biobased Resources -- Chapter 8: Markets, Sustainability management and Entrepreneurship.- Part III: Transition to a Sustainable Bioeconomy -- Chapter9: Modelling and Tools Supporting the Transition to a Bioeconomy -- Chapter 10: Environmental Economics, the Bioeconomy and the Role of Government -- Chapter 11: Economic Growth, Development, and Innovation – The Transformation towards a Knowledge-based Bioeconomy -- Chapter 12: The Bioeconomist. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910265130703321 |
Lewandowski Iris | ||
Cham, : Springer Nature, 2018 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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