Author: L. Molina
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: alliance, global, sustainability, bookseries, assessment, integrated, quality, mexico, megacity, air
Number of Pages: 408
Published: 2002-02-28
List price: $119.00
ISBN-10: 1402005075
ISBN-13: 9781402005077

In this book, experts in atmospheric sciences, human health, economics, social and political sciences contribute to an integrated assessment of the complex elements needed to structure air quality policy in the 21st century. The analysis is developed through a case study of the Mexico City Metropolitan Area - one of the world’s largest megacities in which air pollution grew unchecked for decades. The international research team is led by Luisa T. and Mario J. Molina, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry. Improvements in Mexico City’s air quality in the last decade testifies to the power of

Authors:Wolfgang Wimmer, Kun-Mo Lee, Ferdinand Quella, John P
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: sustainability, bookseries, global, alliance, competitive, advantage, ecodesign
Number of Pages: 156
Published: 2010-09-23
List price: $79.95
ISBN-10: 9048191262
ISBN-13: 9789048191260

This volume deals with the new EuP-directive of the European Union forcing manufacturers of electronic equipment to consider Ecodesign in their product development. Selling electronic equipment in the EU will require conformity assessment with the new EuP-directive currently under development. The conformity will be expressed by the mandatory CE-marking.

Author: Shonali Pachauri
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: alliance, india, global, sustainability, bookseries, indirect, direct, household, analysis, consumption, changing, patterns, energy
Number of Pages: 211
Published: 2007-07-11
List price: $109.00
ISBN-10: 1402043015
ISBN-13: 9781402043017

The book takes a socio-economic approach to analyzing the energy system and energy consumption in India from a household perspective. It views households as the ultimate end-consumers and estimates and analyzes the direct and indirect energy requirements of household consumption, both at an aggregate national level as well as for individuals or groups of households. In addition, the work incorporates two crucial aspects often ignored by many traditional modelling approaches that are characteristic of most developing countries, namely the importance of non-commercial sources of energy, mostly b

Authors:Kensuke Fukushi, K. M. Hassan, R. Honda, Akimasa Sumi
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: sustainability, global, bookseries, alliance, asian, food, water, perspective
Number of Pages: 463
Published: 2010-09-13
List price: $179.00
ISBN-10: 9048199131
ISBN-13: 9789048199136

The need to put into perspective the ever-mounting body of new information, beyond the frames of disciplines, on environmental security of food and water issues in Asia provided the impetus for the development of this book. It combines presentations from symposia on food and water sustainability held recently in Macau, China. This book represents the latest research findings in all the major aspects of food and water security issues in Asia. The first chapter portrays the strategies for water resources management in Asian countries. In this connection, the environmental challenges for susta

Authors:Nazli Choucri,  Dinsha Mistree, Farnaz Haghset
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: sustainability, alliance, global, bookseries, chain, value, knowledge, networking, mapping
Number of Pages: 484
Published: 2007-11-14
List price: $189.00
ISBN-10: 140206070X
ISBN-13: 9781402060700

This book focuses on three interdependent challenges related to managing transitions toward sustainable development, namely (a) mapping sustainability for global knowledge e-networking, (b) extending the value chain of knowledge and e-networking, and (c) engaging in explorations of new methods and venues for further developing knowledge and e-networking. While each of these challenges constitutes fundamentally different types of endeavors, they are highly interconnected. Jointly, they contribute to our expansion of knowledge and its applications in support of transitions toward sustainable dev

Author: O. Renn
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: risk, governance, international, council, bookseries, framework, using, concept, practice, global, irgc
Number of Pages: 370
Published: 2007-11-28
List price: $149.00
ISBN-10: 1402067984
ISBN-13: 9781402067983

Global risks, global opportunities, global risk governance challenges. Global risks are not confined to national borders; they cannot be managed through the actions of a single sector. The governance of global, systemic risks requires an integrative approach involving governments, intergovernmental organizations, industry, academia and civil society. Risk accompanies change. It is a permanent and important part of life and the willingness and capacity to take and accept risk is crucial for achieving economic development and introducing new technologies. Many risks, and in particular those

Author: F. M. Borodich
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: iutam, symposium, june, bookseries, cardiff, mechanics, scaling, solid, proceedings
Number of Pages: 310
Published: 2008-11-21
List price: $139.00
ISBN-10: 1402090323
ISBN-13: 9781402090325

This volume constitutes the Proceedings of the IUTAM Symposium on ’Scaling in Solid Mechanics’, held in Cardiff from 25th to 29th June 2007. The Symposium was convened to address and place on record topical issues in theoretical, experimental and computational aspects of scaling approaches to solid mechanics and related fields.  Scaling is a rapidly expanding area of research having multidisciplinaryapplications. The expertise represented in the Symposium was accordingly very wide, and many of the world’s greatest authorities in their respective fields participated. Scalin