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Sustainability Perspectives: Science, Policy and Practice

A Global View of Theories, Policies and Practice in Sustainable Development

  • Presents methodological and applied aspects of sustainability and sustainable management
  • Demonstrates how ideas of sustainability and sustainable management are incorporated into public policies and private actions at local and national levels
  • Focuses on promoting greater sustainability in natural resource management, energy production and storage, housing design, industrial reorganization, coastal planning, land use, and business strategy, including sustainability indicators, environmental damages, and theoretical frameworks
  • Reflects environmental, economic and social issues in sustainable development

Part of the book series: Strategies for Sustainability (STSU)

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
  2. Scientific Foundations of Sustainability

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Perspectives of Sustainability: Towards Design and Implementation

      • Peter A. Khaiter, Marina G. Erechtchoukova
      Pages 3-17
  3. Promoting Sustainability Through Policies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 95-95
    2. Balancing Sustainable Coastal Management with Development in New Zealand

      • Ashton Eaves, Paul Kench, Garry McDonald, Mark Dickson
      Pages 97-118
    3. Defining Sustainability as Measurable Improvement in the Environment: Lessons from a Supply Chain Program for Agriculture in the United States

      • Allison Thomson, Chisara Ehiemere, Jack Carlson, Marty Matlock, Ed Barnes, Lara Moody et al.
      Pages 133-153
    4. Local Aspects of Water Quality Assessment as the Basis for Regional Sustainable Development

      • Alesya O. Danilenko, Lyudmila S. Kosmenko, Maria Yu. Kondakova, Olga S. Reshetnyak, Lidia I. Minina, Mikhail M. Trofimchuk
      Pages 155-173
    5. Indicators for Sustainable Management of Water Supply: A Case Study from Australia

      • Rob Braaten, Ulrike Bende-Michl, Sunil Dutta
      Pages 175-201
  4. Implementing Sustainability in Practice

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 221-221
    2. Advanced Energy Storage Devices: Principles and Potential Applications in Sustainable Energetics

      • Murat Cakici, Kakarla Raghava Reddy, Robert H. Ong, Venkata Chevali
      Pages 241-272
    3. Strategic Planning of Socio-Economic Development in Russian Regions on the Basis of Sustainability Principles

      • Roman V. Shekhovtsov, Nikolay A. Dimitriadi, Marina A. Ponomareva
      Pages 287-302
    4. Resilience of Desalination Plants for Sustainable Water Supply in Middle East

      • Furqan Tahir, Ahmer A. B. Baloch, Haider Ali
      Pages 303-329

About this book

The book presents methodological and applied aspects of sustainability and sustainable management from different countries and regions around the globe. It discusses approaches to sustainability assessment, demonstrates how ideas of sustainability and sustainable management are incorporated into public policies and private actions at local and national levels. Authors focus on promoting greater sustainability in natural resource management, energy production and storage, housing design, industrial reorganization, coastal planning, land use, and business strategy, including sustainability indicators, environmental damages, and theoretical frameworks. Chapters reflect environmental, economic and social issues in sustainable development, challenges encountered, and lessons learned as well as solutions proposed.

Editors and Affiliations

  • York University, School of Information Technology, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, Toronto, Canada

    Peter A. Khaiter, Marina G. Erechtchoukova

About the editors

Peter A. Khaiter is an Associate Professor, School of Information Technology, York University, Canada. He is also active in the International Environmental Modelling and Software Society where he holds or held positions of Vice-President and Board member. His primary research interests are in the areas of sustainable environmental management and development; modeling of various complex systems; machine learning techniques for environmental applications; ecosystem services, dynamics and stability; socio-economic and ecological systems; economic assessment and management of natural resources; environmental economics. He published over 70 peer reviewed papers including a recent book on sustainability appraisal in Springer EcoProduction series. He is a recipient of Elsevier Award for Excellence in Reviewing, Journal of Ecological Modelling.

Marina G. Erechtchoukova is an Associate Professor, School of Information Technology, York University, Canada. She also serves as s Secretary of International Environmental Modelling and Software Society. Her primary research interests are in the fields of quantitative methods for environmental sustainability assessment including application of artificial intelligence and predictive analytics to environmental resources management, simulation modeling of complex systems, semistructured data modeling, optimization of environmental monitoring systems. She published over 65 peer reviewed papers and a book devoted to environmental sustainability appraisal in Springer EcoProduction series. She received Outstanding Reviewer Awards from the Elsevier and ACM journals.

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