Globalization and its relation to poverty reduction and development are not well understood. This book explores the ways in which globalization can overcome poverty or make it worse. The book defines the big historical trends, identifies the main globalization processes - trade, finance, aid,...

This book shows, first of all, that leadership plays a crucial role in reinventing regions and branching out from an old path to something new in order to create more balanced and sustainable regional development. Second, it maintains that leadership is not a solo but a multi-agent and -level...

Managing Sustainable Development is about understanding the difficulties and complexities of large change programmes and projects in both the private and public sectors. The authors' research reveals an extraordinary level of failure in these projects, the analysis of which overturns much of our...

Efficient, compliant management systems pave the road to sustainability through integration and automation The book addresses the many definitions of sustainability and why CEOs need the links between sustainability, business value, and performance. Business leaders are committed to leading the...

This book addresses those involved in research or R&D. It introduces the principles of eco-innovation and the importance of the impact of their activity. This topic is considered in the context of natural and digital ecosystems powered by intelligent assistants (technology). Chapter 1 positions...

Im Rahmen dieser Studie wird ein Modell zur Bewertung der Nachhaltigkeit von deutschen Büroimmobilien entwickelt. Dieser anwendungsorientierte Ansatz ermöglicht eine transparente Beurteilung und Abbildung nachhaltigkeitsrelevanter Immobilienmerkmale im Hinblick auf das Wertentwicklungsrisiko,...

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: the failure of sustainable business -- Part 1: The Crowded Planet -- 1 The economy-in-Planet -- 2 The transition to the economy-in-Planet -- Part 2: Products and services -- 3 The purpose and...

Governments, business, international bodies and local groups are turning to multi-stakeholder processes to find practical ways forward. This book explains how MSPs can be organized to deliver their potential for successful resolution of complex issues and for sustainable development. It includes...