Editors:
- Addresses a highly topical theme: green economy and green growth
- Presents contributions from a wide range of international authors
- Provides a strong interdisciplinary focus of interest to a wide academic audience
- Outlines best practices in the field of green economy
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: World Sustainability Series (WSUSE)
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Table of contents (18 chapters)
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Front Matter
About this book
This book introduces the influence and impacts of green economy and green growth on sustainable economic development. Combining empirical and theoretical information, it provides detailed descriptions of state-of-the-art approaches, methods and initiatives from around the globe that illustrate green policies and demonstrate how green growth can be implemented on an international scale. It also includes analyses of specific issues, such as public policies and sustainable development plans that influence industry and increase trade in environmental goods and services – the way to a greener economy, green tourism, green agriculture, green learning and green equilibrium in modern society. Matters such as green procurement, environmentally oriented implementation strategies, and the importance of employee skills in the development of a sustainable future workforce are described, as well as a selection of tools that can be used to foster sustainable growth, green economies and green growth.
The book also offers a timely contribution to the dissemination of approaches and methods that improve the way we perceive and utilize natural resources and the technologies designed to protect them. Puts forward new ideas for creating a more sustainable future.
Editors and Affiliations
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HAW Hamburg and Manchester Metropolitan University, Hamburg, Germany
Walter Leal Filho
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Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, "Constantin Brancusi" University of Targu-Jiu, Targu-Jiu, Romania
Diana-Mihaela Pociovalisteanu
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International Business School (IBS), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Abul Quasem Al-Amin
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Sustainable Economic Development
Book Subtitle: Green Economy and Green Growth
Editors: Walter Leal Filho, Diana-Mihaela Pociovalisteanu, Abul Quasem Al-Amin
Series Title: World Sustainability Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45081-0
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 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-45079-7Published: 07 October 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-83204-3Published: 15 June 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-45081-0Published: 27 September 2016
Series ISSN: 2199-7373
Series E-ISSN: 2199-7381
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 331
Number of Illustrations: 17 b/w illustrations, 28 illustrations in colour
Topics: Sustainable Development, Economic Growth, Environmental Management
Industry Sectors: Biotechnology, Finance, Business & Banking