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Sustainable Development, Knowledge Society and Smart Future Manufacturing Technologies

  • Presents a unique focus on sustainable development and the knowledge society
  • Presents a combination of case studies and examples from projects on the ground
  • Includes a demonstration of concrete activities which show how sustainability and the knowledge society may be better integrated
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: World Sustainability Series (WSUSE)

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Table of contents (25 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
  2. Plenary Lectures and Invited Contributions: Sustainable Development, Knowledge Society and Knowledge-based Economy—Policy of Education, Research, and Technological Development

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Innovation and Development in Latvia

      • Jānis Bērziņš
      Pages 41-62
  3. Plenary Lectures and Invited Contributions: Worldwide Expertise and Expectations: Sustainable Development and Future Smart Manufacturing

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 63-63
    2. NANOfutures, the European Technology Integrating and Innovation Platform: Nanotechnologies—Essential Part of Sustainable Development

      • P. Queipo, D. Gonzalez, A. Reinhardt, T. Zadrozny, M. Cioffi, A. Bianchin et al.
      Pages 73-79
    3. Zero Emissions and Bio-refineries for Natural Fibres, Biomaterials and Energy: Genesis of Concepts. Review

      • Janis Gravitis, Valery Ozols-Kalnins, Arnis Kokorevics, Janis Abolins, Silvija Kukle, Anna Putnina et al.
      Pages 125-147
    4. Contribution to the Knowledge Development for Smart Cities

      • Daiva Jakutyte-Walangitang, Jessen Page, Olivier Pol, Ralf-Roman Schmidt, Ursula Mollay
      Pages 149-161
    5. Exploring the Dependence of Urban Systems on the Environment

      • Amalia Zucaro, Maddalena Ripa, Salvatore Mellino, Marco Ascione, Sergio Ulgiati
      Pages 179-197
    6. Limits to Sustainable Use of Wood Biomass

      • Janis Abolins, Janis Gravitis
      Pages 199-206
  4. Invited Articles from Contributors to Poster Sessions of the Conference: Social Corporate Responsibility and Environment

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 217-217
    2. Analysis of Mercury Pollution in Air in Urban Area of Riga Using Atomic Absorption Spectrometry

      • Egils Bogans, Janis Skudra, Anda Svagere, Zanda Gavare
      Pages 219-228

About this book

The book contributes to a better understanding of the role of knowledge societies in achieving sustainability. It is based on the conference with the same title held in Riga, which brought together experts from Europe and the rest of the world. The book highlights sustainable development in relation to the knowledge society and smart future manufacturing technologies, and it helps provide a better understanding of the interplay between sustainable development and knowledge society issues, and how these could lead to a better future.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Environmental Science, HAW Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

    Walter Leal Filho

  • Institute of Atomic Physics and Spectroscopy, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia

    Arnolds Úbelis, Dina Bērziņa

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Sustainable Development, Knowledge Society and Smart Future Manufacturing Technologies

  • Editors: Walter Leal Filho, Arnolds Úbelis, Dina Bērziņa

  • Series Title: World Sustainability Series

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14883-0

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2015

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-14882-3Published: 05 May 2015

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-38649-2Published: 17 October 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-14883-0Published: 24 April 2015

  • Series ISSN: 2199-7373

  • Series E-ISSN: 2199-7381

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 341

  • Number of Illustrations: 48 b/w illustrations, 57 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Sustainable Development, Environmental Management, Industrial and Production Engineering

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eBook USD 84.99
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Softcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 109.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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