This book will serve as a ready reckoner of contemporary information regarding municipal solid waste landfill biomining, treatment of landfill leachate and heavy metals in a single platform. The academicians, researchers, and students at masters and doctoral levels will be able …
This book explores an escalating modern-day crisis; managing waste in a sustainable way. The central question posed is whether advancing a circular economy provides a way to shift waste management practices towards more sustainable approaches. It begins with an in-depth analysis…
Many organizations have found themselves well advanced in their sustainability strategies and reaching the limits of progress made through eco-efficiency measures and regulatory compliance. Looking for novel approaches and solutions, many managers are turning to bioinspiration a…
Dieses Buch ist eine prägnante Gesamtschau auf den Status Quo der Bioökonomie und ihre zukünftigen Entwicklungen - in Deutschland und darüber hinaus. Zahlreiche Praktikerinnen und Praktiker aus Wirtschaft, Wissenschaft, Zivilgesellschaft und Politik zeigen, wie die Bioökonomie d…
Although difficult to quantify accurately, it is estimated that a third of food produced globally is wasted and the value of the resources embedded in the production of wasted food is increasingly being recognised. In developed countries, consumers are the greatest contributors …
In diesem Buch erfahren Sie, wie Sie eine fundierte Nachhaltigkeitsstrategie für Ihre Marke und Ihr Unternehmen entwickeln, durchsetzen und im Alltag Ihrer Kunden, Mitarbeiter und Stakeholder immer wieder neu beweisen können. Mittels der seit vielen Jahren erfolgreich angewandte…
This book is a highly illustrated ''atlas, taking the reader on a journey via four distinct steps (recycling, reuse, reduce, closed loop), from a linear economy towards a system emulating the natural world, i.e, a circular economy. Featuring over 25 detailed case studies describ…
The construction industry, on the whole, operates within a linear economy of make, use, dispose. But with common materials becoming even more expensive to procure and rare earth elements becoming increasingly scarce, it is time to apply a more effective model. The principles of …
Building revolutions adresses the absence of focus on how construction industry professionals and their clients can contribute towards the movement of circular economy.
