Preface and acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Theorising contemporary sustainability -- Sustainability today : from fringe to mainstream -- Ecological modernisation : promises and prospects -- Corporate social responsibility : business stepping up? -- Practising contemporary sustainability --...

Fossil fuels propelled industries and nations into the modern age and continue to powerfully influence economies and politics today. As Energy Capitals demonstrates, the discovery and exploitation of fossil fuels has proven to be a mixed blessing in many of the cities and regions where it has...

"This volume explores the roles which politics, market forces and leadership play as barriers or facilitators in the development of sustainable energy sources. Beginning with an overview of energy-related programs and legislation the book discusses the various financial programs and policy...

Im Rahmen des Forschungsprojektes „Großprojekte als unternehmerische und politische Herausforderung“ beschäftigte sich die Bonner Akademie in enger Zusammenarbeit mit der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung mit dem konkreten Fallbeispiel des aufgrund örtlicher Proteste zurückgezogenen Projekts...