We argue that there is no clear definition of the concept sustainable passenger transport to help guide politicians in solving challenges at the global or regional level. Rather, the use of the concept has to an increasing extent reflected socially desirable attributes of local- and...

The 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development Rio+20 generated a wide range of mostly negative reactions. Even before the conference, there was widespread doubt about the possibility of success. As soon as the conference closed, analysts highlighted its failures and criticized the outcome...

With energy security, climate change mitigation, and sustainable development as three main motives, global energy policies have evolved, now asking for higher shares of renewable energies, shale oil and gas resources in the global energy supply portfolios. Yet, concerns have recently been raised...

The aim of this work is to analyze the development of Green Economy in the Emilia-Romagna Region. Sustainability and efficiency are seen as springs of development to be pushed overall in a period of global economic crisis. Starting from the distinction of Green Production and Green Products, the...

The first concerns regarding the hotelier design occurred since the early twentieth century. Under the pressure of contemporary social and economic factors and under constraints within different categories, designers with a broad vision and who are able to work in an integrated system facing the...

In Turkey the forest is one of the most important natural resources. It both affects the rural development processes and is affected from these. Nevertheless “deforestation” is the main forest problem in Turkey. Sustainable forest management is required for the forests meet the social,...

The process of urbanization represents the increase in the proportion of people living in towns and cities as a result of people movement from rural areas to urban areas. Urbanization is widely accepted as a process with several consequences, such as social, economic or environmental and it...

Based on the sustainable development model of Van Horne extended dynamic equilibrium and the structural equation model, this paper uses the signed rank test of Wilcoxon to judge whether the automobile manufacturing enterprises achieve sustainable development or not. Furthermore, it tests the...

The eco-efficiency situation is more present as we become more aware of the fact that nature has provided and continues to offer a variety of production and consumption goods, but one individual has to adjust responsibly to the natural capital in order to understand the need for using it in a...

Sustainable development requires a mix of policies that can simultaneously address social, economic and environmental objectives. While the preceding chapters of this book have focused on agricultural, environmental and socio-economic aspects and related policies, this chapter looks at the...