Tag: Sustainable

Sustainable Automated Production Systems


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English | 2024 | ISBN: 1032505761 | 219 Pages | PDF (True) | 21 MB
Due to disruptions occurring within production processes as a result of different circumstances, it is necessary to provide a new and safe production system that can be resilient to cope with any crisis, such as a pandemic. New sustainable automated production systems need to be proposed and adopted by industrial managers and this book fulfills that need.

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Sustainable Agriculture in Central America


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1997 | 248 Pages | ISBN: 0333682289 | PDF | 11 MB
Agricultural development in Central America is based on extensive growth, supported by macroeconomic policies that marginalize small peasants. Deforestation, erosion and resource depletion are particularly severe. This book offers a comprehensive review of the perspectives for state policies and local action to enhance sustainable agriculture. Macroeconomi conditions and institutional arrangements for the establishment of sustainable production systems in different eco-regional settings (hillsides, humid tropics, frontier areas) are discussed, as well as policy instruments to improve property rights, management rules and financial mechanisms to enhance sustainable resource use.

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Sustainable Agriculture Reviews 42 Hemp Production and Applications (2024)


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English | 2020 | pages: 337 | ISBN: 3030413837, 3030413861 | PDF | 9,0 mb
This book reviews recent research and applications, developments, research trends, methods and issues related to the applications of industrial hemp for fundamental research and technology.

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Sustainability in Creative Industries Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Creative Innovations―Volume 1


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English | 2024 | ISBN: 3031484525 | 207 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 78 MB
This book discusses a compelling array of topics at the intersection of entrepreneurship, education, and technological innovation within the creative industries. It delves into a captivating exploration of sustainable entrepreneurship in Part 1, where key characteristics of sustainable entrepreneurs and factors influencing entrepreneurial intention are dissected. By unearthing the nexus between entrepreneurial alertness, networking capability, and venture performance, it provides intriguing insights into sustaining traditional crafts and brands amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The following parts not only unveil current innovative pedagogical strategies in creative design education but propels you into the future, exploring the harmonious fusion of academia and industry in sustainability-driven programs.

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Schooling for Sustainable Development in Chinese Communities Experience with Younger Children (2024)


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English | 2009 | pages: 291 | ISBN: 1402096852, 9048181828 | PDF | 3,0 mb
This book focuses on the academic foundations, trends and traditions of environmental education for sustainable development principally in Chinese contexts. It highlights contexts and case studies that illuminate recent Chinese initiatives. It includes case studies of green schools and reports on recent initiatives in school-based ESD curriculum development programmes in China, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. The book concludes with an overview chapter that points to likely future developments.

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