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Sustainable and Smart Cities
Kahn, Matthew E. - 2017
This paper explores the challenges and opportunities that government officials face in designing coherent' rules of the game' for achieving urban sustainability during times of growth. Sustainability is judged by three criteria. The first involves elements of day-to-day quality of life, such as...
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Globalization and environment in India
Marjit, Sugata; Yu, Eden Siu-hung - 2018
growth and in turn benefits from the low pollution content of growth. This also calls for serious exploration of green … liberalization on other climatic aspects, such as water pollution and land salinity, with the help of large scientific databases. But … the fact remains that only through trade can countries replace the local production of pollution intensive goods with …
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Addressing marine litter through sustainable tourism : the case of the Siargao Islands in the Southern Philippines
Serrona, Kevin Roy B.; Yu, Jeongsoo; Camarin, Mary Jean A. - 2022
Marine litter seriously affects island-based or archipelagic economies. The Philippines is an example of a country at the center of this predicament due to its strategic geographic location as a regional trade route. Urbanization, rapid economic development, and the population increase are some...
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Comprehensive development plan for El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and South-Southeast Mexico ; summary
2021
The Comprehensive Development Plan aims to create a sustainable development space and generate opportunities to improve the quality of life of the people of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and south-southeast Mexico, thus making migration a choice rather than an obligation. This is an joined up...
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Sustainable coastal and maritime tourism : a potential blue economy avenue for Bangladesh
Islam, Md Wasiul; Sarker, Tapan - 2021
, biodiversity conservation, environmental pollution control, and the promotion of the sustainable use of coastal and marine natural …
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The cold economy
Peters, Toby; Sayin, Leyla - 2022
Lack of cooling and cold-chain access is a critical development challenge that has significant implications for people's livelihoods, productivity, health, food, and nutritional security. While business-as-usual demand projections suggest 19 new cooling appliances will be sold every second by...
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Building forward better : enhancing resilience of Asia and Pacific economies in a post-Covid-19 world
Huang, Zhenqian; Saxena, Sweta Chaman - 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic is imposing economic and broader development challenges as never before. Policy lessons from Asia and the Pacific's past experience in dealing with shocks show that focusing on economic growth alone is not enough. Rising inequality and environmental challenges increased the...
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Marine tourism for sustainable development in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh
Bhuiyan, Md. Anowar Hossain; Darda, Abud; Habib, Md. Wahidul - 2020
ecosystems and reducing marine pollution. This tourism segment has great potential in Bangladesh with the existence of the Bay of …
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Managing the risks of public infrastructure financing : toward sustainability
Zhao, Quanhou; Liu, Wei; Long, Xiaoyang; Sun, Jiaxi; … - 2020
Infrastructure construction is one of the basic driving forces of social and economic development. Since 1978, the construction of infrastructure in the People's Republic of China (PRC) has experienced rapid development, which has given a strong impetus to the PRC's modernization. But behind the...
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Proposing regulatory-driven blue finance mechanism for blue economy development
Yoshioka, Nagisa; Wu, Hsing Hao; Huang, Michael C.; … - 2020
plastic pollution, extreme weather events, sea level rises, and others. In addressing these ocean risks, ensuring sufficient …
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