Part I: Sustainable Manufacturing and EOL Management -- Sustainable Manufacturing -- Green Supply Chain Management -- Rare Metal Issue & 3R Technologies -- Part II: Sustainability Assessment and Incentives for EcoDesign -- EcoDesign Policy and Regulations -- Economics of EcoDesign -- Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Footprints.This 2-volume book covers the state-of-the-art of the research and pr…
Foreword -- Preface -- Index -- Chapter 1 Introduction: Setting the Scene -- WG1 DRIVERS OF CHANGE AND INTEGRATED FUTURE SCENARIOS -- Chapter 2 Drivers of Change to Mountain Sustainability -- Chapter 3 Climate Change in the Hindu Kush Himalaya -- Chapter 4 Exploring Futures of the Hindu Kush Himalaya: Scenarios and Pathways -- WG2 SUSTAINABLE RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN THE HKH -- Chapter 5 Sustain…
Introduction -- Basic Concepts of WebGIS -- Disaster Management Concepts -- Evolution of the Applications of GIS Technology for Disaster Management -- Earthquakes Applications -- Flood Modeling and Prediction Applications -- Infrastructure Modeling Applications -- Urban Emergency Management Scenarios -- Pandemics and Health Monitoring Applications -- Decision-making Constraints using WebGIS for…
Taiwan’s Geoparks -- A New Way of Understanding Geoparks for Society -- An Island State on a Cradle -- Geoparks Manifesting Human Relationships to the Environment -- Environmental Education for Geoparks -- Practices and Challenges -- Geo-Hazards and Geo-Tourism as Stimulators for Geoparks -- Landscape Conservation as a Tool for Sustainability -- The Development of Taiwan’s Geoparks -- The P…
Chapter 1. The development and context of Geography in South Africa -- Part I. Physical and Environmental Geography -- Chapter 2. The making of the South African landscape -- Chapter 3. Mapping the environment, past and present -- Chapter 4. Minerals and mining in South Africa -- Chapter 5. Climate change during the late Quaternary in South Africa -- Chapter 6. The Holocene climates of South Af…
Introduction -- Landscape And Land-Use Plan -- Natural Environment Plan -- Game Management Plan -- Agriculture Plan -- Livestock Farming Plan -- Urban And Well-Being Plan -- Cultural Heritage Plan -- Tourism And Public Use Plan -- Socioeconomic Development And Sustainability Plan -- Governance And Implementation Plan -- Public Participation Plan (Phase 3): Sectoral Plans And Pilot Projects -- C…
Introduction -- Chapter 1. Spatial information technology: types, definitions and linkages -- Chapter 2. GIS database: spatial and non-spatial databases -- Chapter 3. Remote Sensing technology -- Chapter 4. Global Positioning System technology -- Chapter 5. Geo-Referencing system -- Chapter 6. Spatial mapping and sustainable resource management -- Chapter 7. Spatial database analysis -- Chapter…
I. Fundamental background. 1. Introduction -- 2.Prevention, reduction, reuse: waste hierarchy steps before waste collection -- 3. Waste collection: Technology status of waste collection systems -- 4. Preparation for recycling, recycling, treatment and landfilling: waste hierarchy steps after waste collection -- 5. Regulation and policy concerns -- 6. Social perspectives -- 7. Economic perspecti…
Part I: Product Life Cycle Design and Business Strategy -- EcoDesign of Products and Life Cycles -- Sustainable Consumption -- Business Innovation -- Part II: Technologies for the Future and Sustainability -- From Big Data to Smart Data -- Cyber-Physical Systems -- Environmental Effects of Latest Technology Trends -- Part III: Social Perspectives in EcoDesign -- Social Vision and Scenarios for…
Preface -- Part 1. Institutional Practices and Frameworks -- Chapter 1. Engaging Students and Campus Community in Sustainability Activities in a Major Canadian University -- Chapter 2. A Review of an Integrated Information System and Sustainability Implementation Framework in Higher Education -- Chapter 3. How the structures of a Green Campus promotes the development of sustainability competenc…