Part1. Resettlement Challenges of Refugees -- Chapter1. Resettling Syrian Refugees in Canada: Challenges Faced by Non-Governmental Service Providers -- Chapter2. Settlement Policies for Syrian Refugees in Lebanon and Jordan: An Analysis of the Benefits and Drawbacks of Organized Camps -- Chapter3. A Landscape Perspective on the Impact of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon -- Chapter4. From emergency to…
The goals of the Circular Economy clearly point towards the cascading approach. Reuse and recycling of materials and products keeps secondary resources circulating and thus protects primary resources from being exploited. Cascade Use in Technologies is dedicated to cascading approaches of materials and products and fits perfectly to the Circular Economy discussion within Europe and the rest of …
Concepts and definitions of risk and adaptation -- Disaster risk prevention and reduction -- Disaster recovery strategies and solutions -- Community based initiatives for urban risk management and adaptation -- Innovative methodological and technical solutions for risk management and adaptation -- Institutional frameworks and multi-level governance -- The integration of risk management in spati…
Introduction -- Chapter 1 Infusing Educational Practice with Three Implementations of Web GIS -- Chapter 2 Implementing geospatial thinking in education -- Chapter 3 Computer games in support for spatial learning purposes: lessons learned from two project based school projects on sustainable spatial planning with Minecraft in the Netherlands -- Chapter 4 Youthmetre -- Chapter 5 Brain as GIS mak…
Foreword - Externalities in Supply Chains -- Introduction – Challenges and opportunities for addressing SDGs through sustainable supply chains in the post-global economy -- Part 1. Critical conceptual approaches to building sustainable supply chains for SDGs - Chapter1. Is sustainable supply chain management sustainable? (Paul Nieuwenhuis, Anne Touboulic and Lee Matthews) -- Chapter2. Supply …
Sustainability Concept in Developing Countries -- Urbanism and Sustainability concept -- Energy & Sustainability Concept.This edited volume consists of three parts. It is a culmination of selected research papers presented at the second version of the international conference on Improving Sustainability Concept in Developing Countries (ISCDC) and the second version of the international conferen…
This book focuses on the role of higher education institutions in addressing climate change mitigation and adaptation challenges, contributing to the development of this fast-growing field. Further, it includes the results of empirical research and offers ideas regarding on-going and future research initiatives. The contributions also • showcase the research and projects on issues pertaining …
Chapter 1. Introduction: Objectives, Substantive Issues, and Structure of this Book -- Chapter 2. Overview of Governance Theories that are relevant for the SDGs -- Chapter 3. Laying out Actors and Dynamics in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development -- Chapter 4. Exploring Some Specific Case Studies -- Chapter 5. Governance Pillars and Competences: Power, Knowledge, and Norms as Cross-cuttin…
1. Introduction: The Anthropology of Sustainability -- 2. Anthropology at the Time of the Anthropocene: A Personal View of What is to be Studied -- 3. A Threat to Holocene Resurgence is a Threat to Livability -- 4. What can Sustainability do for Anthropology? -- 5. Interlude: Perceiving Human Nature through Imagined Non-Human Situations -- 6. “They call it Shangri-La”: Sustainable Con…
Relevance of Smart Economy in Smart Cities in Africa -- African Cities in Time and Space: Past, Emerging Trends and Perspectives -- Africa’s Smart City Foundation: Urbanization, Urban Form and Structure, Land Tenure and Basic Infrastructures -- Cities in the Context of Climate Change: Opportunities for Local Authorities in Climate Action in Africa -- Biodiversity for Smart Cities in Africa --…