
Sustainable Development: Closing the Loop
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Content
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- ABOUT THE AUTHOR
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- List of Abbreviations
- Preface
- Chapter 1 Fundamentals of Sustainable Development
- 1.1. Introduction
- 1.2. Impacts of SD on Business and Industry
- 1.3. Implications For Farming and Agriculture
- 1.4. Advances In Sustainable Development (SD)
- References
- Chapter 2 Sustainable Development and Environment
- 2.1. Introduction
- 2.2. Environmental Resources
- 2.3. Environmental Indicators
- 2.4. Environment and Sustainable Development (SD)
- 2.5. Environmental Interdependence
- 2.6. Problems Related to Environment And International Trade
- 2.7. Environment and Economic Growth, Trade-Off
- 2.8. Externalities Impact on Environment
- 2.9. Environmental Models
- 2.10. Immoderate Utilization of Resources
- 2.11. Developed Countries (DCS) Contribution in Environmental Pollution
- 2.12. Environmental Hazards Affecting Human Health
- 2.13. Environment and Market Incentives
- References
- Chapter 3 Energy and Sustainable Development
- 3.1. Introduction
- 3.2. Energy and Social Issues
- 3.3. Energy, The Environment, and Health
- 3.4. Energy Security
- 3.5. Energy Resources
- 3.6. Energy End-Use Efficiency
- 3.7. Renewable Energy (RE) Technologies
- 3.8. Advanced Energy Technologies
- References
- Chapter 4 Opportunities and Issues In Renewable Energy Technologies For Sustainable Development
- 4.1. Introduction
- 4.2. Socio-Cultural Barriers
- 4.3. Information and Awareness Hurdles
- 4.4. Market Fiascos and Economic Barriers
- 4.5. National and International and Strategies For Sustainable Development
- 4.6. Private, Local, and Nongovernmental Sustainable Development (SD) Initiatives
- References
- Chapter 5 Economic Features of Sustainable Development
- 5.1. Introduction
- 5.2. Sustainable Growth
- 5.3. Environmental Economy
- 5.4. Socio-Economic Aspect of Sustainable Development (SD)
- References
- Chapter 6 Social Aspects of Sustainable Development
- 6.1. Introduction
- 6.2. Sustainable Development (SD) Indicators
- 6.3. Social Sustainability
- 6.4. Social Aspect In Sustainable Development (SD) Of An Enterprise
- References
- Chapter 7 Future Prospects of Sustainable Development
- 7.1. Introduction
- 7.2. Human Well-Being And Competencies
- 7.3. Sustainable And Economies
- 7.4. Food Systems And The Patterns Of Nutrition
- 7.5. Energy De-Carbonization With Worldwide Access
- 7.6. Urban And Peri-Urban Development
- 7.7. Global Environmental Commons
- 7.8. Science For Ecological Development
- 7.9. Not Incremental Alteration And Transformation
- References
- Chapter 8 Issues In Sustainable Development and Their Potential Solutions
- 8.1. Introduction
- 8.2. The Necessity For Sustainable Development (SD)
- 8.3. The Origin of Sustainable Development (SD)
- 8.4. Hurdles In The Path of Sustainable Development (SD)
- 8.5. Potential Solutions
- 8.6. Creative Solutions For Sustainability
- 8.7. Areas of Innovative Solutions Requiring Focus
- 8.8. Role of The United Nations
- References
- Index
- Back Cover
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