This book takes a careful look at the concept of sustainable development. What does it mean? How is it affected by production, consumption and globalisation? How it can be measured, and what can be done to promote it? The OECD produces data, research and policy recommendations on many issues...

With the increasingly evident and widespread impact of economic activity on the environment, there is a growing concern in all parts of the world for environmental considerations to be more fully reflected in economic decision-making. The Polluter-Pays, User-Pays and Precautionary principles are...

Chapter 1: Domestication and Localization of Sustainable Development Goals in Africa -- Chapter 2:Effect of Shea Fruit Sugar Content on Shea Butter Quality -- Chapter 3: Some Theoretical and Policy Issues and Green Economy -- Chapter 4: Climate Change and Rapidly Evolving Pests and Diseases in...

1. Introduction -- 2. Economic Development, Sustainable Development and Agriculture -- 3. Sustainability of Agricultural Systems -- 4. Challenges of Sustainable Agriculture in Developing Countries -- 5. Challenges of Sustainable Agricultural Development in High-Income Countries -- 6. Pathways to...

Green Businesses for an Inclusive and Sustainable Future in Africa -- Constraints and Opportunities for Innovation in Green Enterprises: Implications for Land and Water Management in Rural Uganda -- An Analysis of Factors in Influencing Green Entrepreneurship -- Analysis of Crop Yield Volatility...

Interest in sustainable development and awareness of the international dimension of environmental problems, have stimulated governments to track and chart environmental progress and its links with economic conditions and trends. This publication presents leading environmental indicators from the...

Part I. The Founding Concepts -- Chapter 1. Sustainability in Business -- Chapter 2. Circular Economy and Production Systems -- Chapter 3. Green Consumerism -- Part II. Functional Dynamics -- Chapter 4. Cleaner Energy Consumption -- Chapter 5. Sustainable Logistics and Inventory Management --...

Klappentext: This edited volume explores and dissects Africa's economic growth and sustainable development using an optimal conceptual model of the progressive continent's development up to and until 2030. Africa is studied not against the background of developed (OECD) and leading developing...