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The book addresses the sustainability of cities in the context of sustainability science and its application to the city boundary. In doing so it investigates all the components of a city on the basis of sustainability criteria. To achieve sustainability it is essential to adopt an integrated...
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This book provides an up-to-date assessment of sustainable agri-food systems and rural development in the Mediterranean countries. It examines and reviews the impact of EU and national policies on environmental and trade issues in agricultural and rural organizations in the southern and eastern...
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shared.value.chain: Profitable growth through sustainable value creation -- BEIERSDORF: Generating joint added value through collaboration, planning and evaluation -- FAIRPHONE: Sustainability from the inside-out and outside-in -- SAP AG & StarShea Limited (Ghana): sustainable value creation...
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negative implications for genuine savings. Next, the book compares the development path of Norway before and after discovering …, diverged significantly in terms of per capita income after Norway found oil … Resources and Sustainability -- 5 Two-Country Comparison: Norway versus Sweden.-6 Conclusion …
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This book presents stimulating new perspectives on three key sets of issues: a fair globalization, the policies that might be adopted in response to protectionist pressures, and sustainable development policies involving G7 and G20 actions to lay the foundations for renewed trust. The individual...
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This book is the first volume of a monograph series published by the Socio-Economic History Society, Japan. The purpose of the series is to make works by Japanese scholars accessible to a wider readership and to increase the knowledge of scholars in this field, particularly in relation to Asia....
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Part I: Reviews and Discussions -- Reverse Logistics of US Carpet Recycling -- Green Brand Strategies in the Fashion Industry: Leveraging Connections of the Consumer, Brand, and Environmental Sustainability -- Impacts of Social Media Mediated Electronic Words of Mouth on Young Consumers’...
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This book examines how information systems research and education can play a major role in contributing to solutions to the Societal Grand Challenges formulated in “The Millennium Project” (millenium-project.org). Individual chapters focus on specific challenges, review existing approaches...
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This book describes the path ahead. It combines system transformation research with political economy and change leadership insights when discussing the need for a great mindshift in how human wellbeing, economic prosperity and healthy ecosystems are understood if the Great Transformations ahead...
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This open access book examines the magnitude, causes of, and reactions to white-collar crime, based on the theories and research of those who have uncovered various forms of white-collar crime. It argues that the offenders who are convicted represent only ‘the tip of the iceberg’ of a much...
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