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  • Integrated Treatment Technology of Rural Domestic Sewage

    Ten Cases of Integrated Sewage Treatment in Rural Area of China

    This open access book provides integrated treatment technology of rural domestic sewage, and highlights ten typical cases in China. The integrated sewage treatment system (ISTE) combine sewage pretreatment, biological treatment, sedimentation, and disinfection, which particularly suitable for decentralized domestic wastewater treatment in rural areas without pipe networks. The main advantages of ... Read more

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  • Environmental Education in Indonesia

    Creating Responsible Citizens in the Global South?

    Series series Routledge Explorations in Environmental Studies
    Indonesia’s wealth of natural resources is being exploited at breakneck speed, and environmental awareness and knowledge among the populace is limited. This book examines how young people learn about the environment to see how education can help to develop environmental awareness and avert vast environmental destruction, not only in Indonesia, but also in the Global South more generally.Based on ... Read more

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  • EU China Energy Magazine 2023 May Issue

    2023, #5

    Series Book 5 - 2023
    EU-China Energy Cooperation Platform was launched on 15 May 2019, to support the implementation of activities announced in the 'Joint Statement on the Implementation of EU-China Energy Cooperation'.The Joint Statement was signed during the 8th EU-China Energy Dialogue that was held in Brussels on 9th April between Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy Miguel Arias Cañete and the ... Read more

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  • Advances in raw material industries for sustainable development goals

    Edited by Vladimir Litvinenko ...
    "Advances in Raw Material Industries for Sustainable Development Goals" presents the results of joint scientific research conducted in the context of the Russian-German Raw Materials Forum. Today Russia and Germany are exploring various forms of cooperation in the field of mining, geology, mineralogy, mechanical engineering and energy. Russia and Germany are equally interested in expanding ... Read more

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  • Innovation Landscape brief: Internet of Things

    IRENA’s Innovation Landscape report highlights innovations in enabling technologies. ... Read more

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  • 中欧能源杂志2022年11月刊

    2022, #10

    Series Book 10 - 2022
    關於中歐能源合作平台 (ECECP)"中欧能源合作平台于 2019 年 5 月 15 日启动,旨在支持落实《关于落实中欧能源合作的联合声明》中的举措。中欧能源合作平台的目标是遵循欧盟能源绿色新政,欧盟联盟、《全欧洲人共享清洁能源倡议》、《巴黎气候变化协定》和欧盟《全球战略》,加强中欧能源合作。此次加强合作将增进中欧双方理解互信,为全球清洁能源向可持续、可靠、安全的能源系统转型做出贡献。中欧能源合作平台由艾思赋国际咨询公司(ICF)作为牵头机构 及国家发展和改革委员会能源研究所、共同组成项目执行团队。欧盟(DG ENERGY) 和中国国家能源局给予政策指导。"法律免责声明本刊物所表达观点和传达的信息的仅来自作者本人,並不代表中歐能源合作平台。©️ European Union 2021, 2022 版權所有 ... Read more

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  • Verso un'economia del cuore

    "Verso un'economia del cuore", è un ebook gratuito, che anticipa l'uscita del libro "L'economia del cuore", pubblicazione che propone una nuova attitudine verso noi stessi per un'integrazione sostenibile con l'ambiente circostante.Questo ebook è un contributo semplice, per migliorare il nostro modo di guardare noi stessi, la natura, il mondo, l’Universo, per aumentare in consapevolezza ... Read more

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  • Governance and City Regions

    Policy and Planning in Europe

    Series series Regions and Cities
    City-regions are areas where the daily journeys for work, shopping and leisure frequently cross administrative boundaries. They are seen as engines of the national economy, but are also facing congestion and disparities. Thus, all over the world, governments attempt to increase problem-solving capacities in city-regions by institutional reform and a shift of functions.This book analyses the recent ... Read more

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  • Bioeconomy

    Shaping the Transition to a Sustainable, Biobased Economy

    Edited by Iris Lewandowski ...
    This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license.This book defines the new field of "Bioeconomy" as the sustainable and innovative use of biomass and biological knowledge to provide food, feed, industrial products, bioenergy and ecological services. The chapters highlight the importance of bioeconomy-related concepts in public, scientific, and political discourse. Using an interdisciplinary ... Read more

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  • Environmental Evaluation and Global Development Institutions

    A Case Study of the Global Environment Facility

    Series series Advances in Evaluation & Development
    Evaluation is increasingly important for finding sustainable solutions for the people and the planet, based on a systematic analysis of what works, for whom, and under what circumstances, and to contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, as they pertain to the environment.This book explores why the Global Environment Facility (GEF) invests in evaluation for accountability ... Read more

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  • Infrastructures de transport créatives

    Mieux les intégrer aux écosystèmes, paysages et territoires

    by Sophie Bonin ...
    Series series Synthèses
    Les infrastructures, de transport ou d’énergie, sont au cœur de nouveaux enjeux liés au changement climatique. Le postulat d’infrastructures créatives est qu’elles ont été trop souvent réduites à leur fonctionnalité immédiate alors que les grandes infrastructures linéaires peuvent aussi structurer les milieux, générer de nouveaux modes de gestion des espaces, créer des paysages amènes. Ce ... Read more

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  • Il futuro della Terra

    Costruire un'economia locale più sostenibile

    Series Book 15 - Smart Land
    La ricerca proposta dalla Fondazione “Giovanni Dalle Fabbriche” intende fornire una rilettura più strategica di alcuni specifici obiettivi dell’Agenda 2030 dell’ONU, focalizzando l’attenzione sul territorio di azione della BCC Ravennate, Forlivese e Imolese. In particolare, gli obiettivi che verranno presi come punti di riferimento sono il numero 11 Rendere le città e gli insediamenti umani ... Read more

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  • Agroforestry as Climate Change Adaptation

    The Case of Cocoa Farming in Ghana

    This open access book provides multidisciplinary perspectives on the potential of agroforestry to mitigate the negative impacts of climate change on cocoa production. Against the backdrop of increasingly precarious farmer livelihoods, it focuses on cocoa-agroforestry in Ghana – the second largest producer of cocoa in the world. Taking the reader on a journey across experimental plots and on-farm ... Read more

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  • Change by All Means Earth Leadership Quotes for Sustainable Future

    "Change by All Means: Earth Leadership Quotes for Sustainable Future" is a compelling book that offers inspiring and thought-provoking quotes. The book offers a wide range of quotes, from practical advice to philosophical musings.The quotes in "Change by All Means" are carefully selected and offer a diverse range of perspectives on environmental sustainability. Some quotes are practical and ... Read more

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  • Integrated Groundwater Management

    Concepts, Approaches and Challenges

    The aim of this book is to document for the first time the dimensions and requirements of effective integrated groundwater management (IGM). Groundwater management is a formidable challenge, one that remains one of humanity’s foremost priorities. It has become a largely non-renewable resource that is overexploited in many parts of the world. In the 21st century, the issue moves from how to simply ... Read more

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  • Beyond the Limits to Growth

    New Ideas for Sustainability from Japan

    Series series Science for Sustainable Societies
    At a time when contemporary challenges seem to many to be insurmountable, this book offers an optimistic view of the future and provides a road map for societies to get there. Drawing upon extensive research and many years as a thought leader in environmental and sustainability issues in Japan and internationally, Hiroshi Komiyama analyzes the most pressing challenges to the attainment of ... Read more

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  • Managing Socio-ecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes for Sustainable Communities in Asia

    Mapping and Navigating Stakeholders, Policy and Action

    Series series Science for Sustainable Societies
    This open access book presents up-to-date analyses of community-based approaches to sustainable resource management of SEPLS (socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes) in areas where a harmonious relationship between the natural environment and the people who inhabit it is essential to ensure community and environmental well-being as well as to build resilience in the ecosystems that ... Read more

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  • Nature-Based Solutions to Climate Change Adaptation in Urban Areas

    Linkages between Science, Policy and Practice

    Series series Theory and Practice of Urban Sustainability Transitions
    This open access book brings together research findings and experiences from science, policy and practice to highlight and debate the importance of nature-based solutions to climate change adaptation in urban areas. Emphasis is given to the potential of nature-based approaches to create multiple-benefits for society.The expert contributions present recommendations for creating synergies between ... Read more

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  • Mercury Pollution in Minamata

    Series series SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science
    This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license.It overviews the poisoning which occurred in the 1950s and 1960s among the residents in Minamata who ate seafood contaminated with methylmercury discharged from the chemical factory, Chisso Corporation. It describes the history, symptoms pathogenesis and research on the causal agent, and discusses the responses of Chisso and the national and local ... Read more

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  • 中欧能源杂志2021秋季刊

    2021, #3

    Series Book 3 - 2021
    關於中歐能源合作平台 (ECECP)"中欧能源合作平台于 2019 年 5 月 15 日启动,旨在支持落实《关于落实中欧能源合作的联合声明》中的举措。中欧能源合作平台的目标是遵循欧盟能源绿色新政,欧盟联盟、《全欧洲人共享清洁能源倡议》、《巴黎气候变化协定》和欧盟《全球战略》,加强中欧能源合作。此次加强合作将增进中欧双方理解互信,为全球清洁能源向可持续、可靠、安全的能源系统转型做出贡献。中欧能源合作平台由艾思赋国际咨询公司(ICF)作为牵头机构 及国家发展和改革委员会能源研究所、共同组成项目执行团队。欧盟(DG ENERGY) 和中国国家能源局给予政策指导。"法律免责声明本刊物所表达观点和传达的信息的仅来自作者本人,並不代表中歐能源合作平台。Disclaimer:The views and opinions expressed in the articles of this magazine ... Read more

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  • Bracing for Climate Impact: Renewables as a Climate Change Adaptation Strategy

    This report discusses the benefits of renewables-based adaptation and illustrates the importance of renewable energy within an integrated mitigation-adaptation approach to climate action. ... Read more

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  • Social Enterprises: A Motivational Insight into Seven Organisations

    What are social enterprises? Why are they different to conventional enterprises, and what's the difference to an NGO? Why work in a social enterprise? This book contains interviews with seven experts from Latin America and Spain, explaining the world of social entrepreneurship and why it's definitely worth thinking about. ... Read more

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  • Innovative Tools and Methods Using BIM for an Efficient Renovation in Buildings

    Series series SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology
    This open access book describes a BIM-based toolkit that has been developed according to the latest research activities on building information modelling and semantic interoperability to optimize the building process. It highlights the impacts of using such new tools to fast renovation activities starting from the decision-making and design stages to the construction site management with the ... Read more

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  • Energy Justice Across Borders

    This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license.We must find new and innovative ways of conceptualizing transboundary energy issues, of embedding concerns of ethics or justice into energy policy, and of operationalizing response to them. This book stems from the emergent gap; the need for comparative approaches to energy justice, and for those that consider ethical traditions that go beyond the ... Read more

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