Handbook of Sustainability Science and Research -

Handbook of Sustainability Science and Research

Walter Leal Filho (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover
XIII, 991 Seiten
2018 | 1. Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-87451-7 (ISBN)
406,59 inkl. MwSt

This multidisciplinary handbook explores concrete case studies which illustrate how sustainability science and research can contribute to the realization of the goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It contains contributions from sustainability researchers from across the world.

Professor Walter Leal Filho (BSc, PhD, DSC, DPhil, DL, DEd, DLit) is a professor at Hamburg University of Applied Sciences in Germany, and at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. He is the founding director of the World Sustainable Development Research and Transfer Centre, a recently created centre aimed at supporting the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. He has nearly 30 years experience on matters related to sustainable development, and has in excess of 300 publications to his credit.

Lessons Learned for Decision-makers During a Five-year Research Period on Sustainability Problems at the Galileo University in Guatemala.- Using Design Thinking and Facebook to Accompany Women in Solving Water Problems in Morocco.- A Critical Review of the Role of Indicators in Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals.- A Minor Matter of Great Concern: The Different Sustainability Logics of 'Societal Benefits' and 'Socio-economic Profit'.- Corporate Sustainable Strategies in Dom Pedro I industrial Road Axis, São Paulo, Brazil.- Water Resources in the Context of Global Environmental Change: Some Perspectives for Sustainability.- Knowledge and Awareness of Sustainability in Saudi Arabian Public Universities.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 31.8.2018
Reihe/Serie World Sustainability Series
Zusatzinfo XIII, 991 p. 148 illus., 109 illus. in color.
Verlagsort Cham
Sprache englisch
Maße 155 x 235 mm
Gewicht 1514 g
Themenwelt Naturwissenschaften Biologie Ökologie / Naturschutz
Naturwissenschaften Geowissenschaften
Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung
Technik Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik
Schlagworte 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development • Climate Change Management • Integrative Approaches • International perspectives • Sustainability Policies • Sustainability Transformation • sustainable development • Sustainable Development Goals • Transforming Our World
ISBN-10 3-319-87451-9 / 3319874519
ISBN-13 978-3-319-87451-7 / 9783319874517
Zustand Neuware
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