Race for sustainability : energy, economy, environment and ethics /
"Even with the latest and best vehicles, machinery, technology and buildings, if we continue to use resources irresponsibly - if we continue to waste food, water and energy - we are not even in the race." This book looks at the sustainable issues and the accompanying opportunities, and lea...
| Основен автор: | Hickson, Ken, (Author) |
|---|---|
| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
New Jersey :
World Scientific,
[2014]
|
| Предмети: | |
| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=661919 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Race for sustainability. |
Съдържание:
- Section 1. Why sustainability matters. 1. F1 at odds with Singapore's race for sustainability
- 2. Impactful advocacy: sense and sustainability
- 3. 12 steps to sustainability in business
- 4. Profile
- Christiana Figueres
- Section 2. Making energy efficiency sexy. 5. Multiple outcome benefits of energy efficiency
- 6. Energy efficiency as a business opportunity
- 7. Mobilising investment in energy efficiency in Southeast Asia
- 8. Profile
- Fatih Birol
- Section 3. Building hopes beyond green buildings. 9. Reinventing fire: Amory Lovins on energy efficiency and retrofits
- 10. Initiatives to keep Singapore ahead in international green buildings
- 11. Flying machines and robots bring productivity to the building industry
- 12. Profile Lee Eng Lock
- Section 4. The sun shines on renewables. 13. Is solar the renewable energy of choice in Asia?
- 14. Harnessing the tropical sun's energy for efficient buildings
- 15. The price is right! Renewable energy is cheaper than fossil fuels
- 16. Profile
- William Armstrong or Robinson Crusoe?
- Section 5. Industrial and innovative solutions. 17. Dynamics of the industrial energy efficiency market
- 18. For Halcyon Agri, sustainability makes business sense
- 19. Case study: energy management for HSL Constructor
- 20. Profile
- Mann Young
- Section 6. Gold standard for sustainable events. 21. Taking sustainability seriously for events in Asia
- 22. Case study: Asia's first and only sustainable light art festival
- 23. Can a luxury hotel and convention centre be sustainable?
- 24. Profile
- Sir Richard Branson
- Section 7. Air pollution, deforestation and biodiversity. 25. The burning season in Indonesia: where there's smoke, there's fire!
- 26. Clearing the air on health impacts of pollution
- 27. What's the buzz? Bee populations in decline and elephants feel the sting
- 28. Profile
- David Fogarty
- Section 8. Resourceful management of waste. 29. Adding waste to the climate-water-energy nexus
- 30. Aiming for a zero waste future
- 31. Effective waste-to-energy technologies
- 32. Profile
- Douglas Woodring
- Section 9. Energy literacy and creative education. 33. Energy Education and a Green Campus
- 34. Games for good: for sustainability's sake
- 35. Art and nature: creatively connecting sustainability
- 36. Profile
- Kwek Leng Joo
- Section 10. Ethics, media and communication. 37. Hacking is not in the sustainability dictionary
- 38. Hackathon as a means to reduce our environmental impact
- 39. How to communicate sustainability and do it sustainably!
- 40. Profile
- Ken Hickson.