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Author : Jonathan Yavelow
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781465219213
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (192 download)
Download or read book Star Gazing to Sustainability written by Jonathan Yavelow and published by . This book was released on 2013-06-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Star Gazing to Sustainability
Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN 13 : 9251354162
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (513 download)
Download or read book Mountain tourism – Towards a more sustainable path written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2021-12-10 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With their soaring peaks, remote locations, and majestic beauty, mountains have long been a powerful attraction for visitors from all walks of life, who are drawn by the often colorful traditions of local communities, the opportunities for sporting activities, and the spiritual solace to be found in highland landscapes. This study highlights the important role that tourism can play in valuing the natural and spiritual heritage of mountains, and the cultural diversity and traditional practices of mountain peoples. Particularly when linked to nature and rural tourism, mountain tourism can make a valuable contribution to promoting sustainable food systems and adding value to local products. Developing sustainable tourism in mountains requires reducing its negative environmental and social impacts and addressing the challenges posed by climate change. The COVID-19 pandemic has already brought about major changes in the mountain tourism sector and substantial losses for communities and businesses. However, consumer appetites for destinations that are outdoors and less crowded have increased in the wake of the pandemic, and these changes usher in new opportunities for mountain destinations to rebuild a greener and more sustainable form of tourism and rethink their products and services. For this to happen, the following measures will be critical: innovation and development of year-round tourism experiences; investments in infrastructure, particularly for the digitalization of mountain tourism services; strengthening multi-level-governance, partnerships and active community participation; and ensuring regular assessments of the impact of tourism on mountains, the effective management of waste and resources, and clearer practices for defining and managing the carrying capacity of highland destinations.
Author : Chetan Singh
Publisher : Chetan Singh
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 197 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Mastering Hotel Management Terms: Essential Hotel management terminology written by Chetan Singh and published by Chetan Singh. This book was released on 2023-11-26 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you looking to delve deeper into the intricate world of hotel management? "Mastering Hotel Management Terms: Essential Hotel Management Terminology" is your complete guide to navigating the multifaceted landscape of the hospitality industry. This hospitality management book is meticulously crafted to offer a comprehensive exploration of the specialized language and crucial terminology integral to successful hotel management. From the fundamental principles of hospitality to intricate operational details, each chapter unravels the complexities through an accessible and insightful lens. Whether you're a seasoned professional seeking to expand your lexicon or an aspiring hotelier aiming to grasp the essentials, "Mastering Hotel Management Terms" is your go-to resource. Gain an in-depth understanding of the jargon and concepts that drive the success of the world's most renowned hotels. Unlock the secrets to effective communication, operational excellence, and unparalleled guest satisfaction. Elevate your knowledge and expertise in hotel management with this indispensable guide to essential terminology.
Author : Derek McNally
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521450209
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (214 download)
Download or read book The Vanishing Universe written by Derek McNally and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1994-09 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ironically, the technology that has made possible so many exciting astronomical discoveries is now jeopardizing the future of observational astronomy. The effects of atmospheric degradation, electromagnetic pollution, and near-Earth space debris are taking their toll. This provocative survey convincingly demonstrates the destructive impact of civilization on current observational astronomy. International astronomers discuss the sources and effects of environmental pollution and degradation and together with specialists from industry, law and elsewhere, they outline possible remedies and the legislation required for successful international regulation of the pollutants. These articles provide essential reference for the professional astronomer, environmentalist, and concerned nonspecialist.
Author : Bob Mizon
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461438225
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (614 download)
Download or read book Light Pollution written by Bob Mizon and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-06-22 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There have been many developments in the field of light pollution over the last few years, and this second edition of 'Light Pollution - Responses and Remedies' will introduce them in detail. Examples include the appearance of anti-light pollution legislation in various countries, new departures in lighting design, human health implications, and the growing realization among the general public that lighting is not always a good thing. In this title, author Bob Mizon discusses the various ways in which wasted artificial light has damaged the quality of modern life, and suggest solutions. This book is for anyone who has experienced glare, discomfort, or nuisance from poorly directed lights; has wondered why we waste so much money lighting the sky; or anyone who simply wants to see the stars instead of a baleful urban glow. "Light Pollution, 2nd Edition" offers practical and inexpensive solutions to the world-wide problem of wasted artificial light, and emphasizes that light pollution is not just an astronomers' problem, but affects everyone in various ways.
Author : Margaret Robertson
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9811002169
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (11 download)
Download or read book Everyday Knowledge, Education and Sustainable Futures written by Margaret Robertson and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-06-01 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyday knowledge offers opportunities for better understanding of significant issues of our times. Reflecting these themes this book places emphasis on community wisdom. The underpinning argument is that our instinctive urge for survival may not be enough if we do not share our collective knowledge and learn more about the everyday habits, beliefs and actions of communities spread across the region. Contributions from researchers active within local communities help build knowledge capacity and support for collaborative research.
Author : Booyens, Irma
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1800372744
Total Pages : 391 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (3 download)
Download or read book Handbook of Innovation for Sustainable Tourism written by Booyens, Irma and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2022-08-16 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering conceptual, empirical and policy contributions from leading international scholars in the field, this comprehensive Handbook investigates a broad range of innovations and new approaches to tourism aimed at enhancing sustainability.
Author : Dieter Helm
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300213948
Total Pages : 291 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Natural Capital written by Dieter Helm and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2015-05-12 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Natural capital is what nature provides to us for free. Renewables—like species—keep on coming, provided we do not drive them towards extinction. Non-renewables—like oil and gas—can only be used once. Together, they are the foundation that ensures our survival and well-being, and the basis of all economic activity. In the face of the global, local, and national destruction of biodiversity and ecosystems, economist Dieter Helm here offers a crucial set of strategies for establishing natural capital policy that is balanced, economically sustainable, and politically viable. Helm shows why the commonly held view that environmental protection poses obstacles to economic progress is false, and he explains why the environment must be at the very core of economic planning. He presents the first real attempt to calibrate, measure, and value natural capital from an economic perspective and goes on to outline a stable new framework for sustainable growth. Bristling with ideas of immediate global relevance, Helm’s book shifts the parameters of current environmental debate. As inspiring as his trailblazing The Carbon Crunch, this volume will be essential reading for anyone concerned with reversing the headlong destruction of our environment.
Author : Steven L Cantor
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780393731682
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (316 download)
Download or read book Green Roofs in Sustainable Landscape Design written by Steven L Cantor and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2008-10-14 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Green Roofs defines the types of green roofs both extensive and intensive; introduces the vocabulary of green roofs; details the components available; describes the design and development process; lists recommended plant materials; and explains methods of installation, irrigation, and maintenance. Approximately 70 vivid and detailed case histories of major projects in Europe, where green roofs began, and contemporary examples throughout North America, copiously and beautifully illustrated with almost 400 images, make this book an invaluable guide to the state of the art."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Network of Associations of Local Authorities of South-East Europe
Publisher : NALAS
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Toolkit for management of sustainable destinations of South East Europe written by Network of Associations of Local Authorities of South-East Europe and published by NALAS. This book was released on with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Annette Toivonen
Publisher : Channel View Publications
ISBN 13 : 1845418042
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (454 download)
Download or read book Sustainable Space Tourism written by Annette Toivonen and published by Channel View Publications. This book was released on 2020-11-11 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the relationship between space tourism and the discourse in sustainability and futures research. It offers comprehensive information on the current understanding of the space tourism industry and assesses the possible impacts of space tourism on the environment, economics, legislation and society. The volume aims to encourage more dialogue and critical examinations of aspects of space tourism related to future sustainability. From data gathered from empirical research, it provides a vision for the future of sustainable space tourism. It will be of interest to students and researchers in tourism, sustainability and futures studies, as well as individual space tourist ‘hopefuls’, space tourism industry operators and tourism policy regulators.
Author : Alan Ford
Publisher : Images Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1864702370
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (647 download)
Download or read book Designing the Sustainable School written by Alan Ford and published by Images Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Having designed more than 75 K-12 school projects, and with a long-standing commitment to sustainability and a passion for architecture, Alan Ford is perfectly positioned to present this illuminating collection of sustainable school projects from around the world. Designing the Sustainable School is a compendium of ideas illustrating how some very talented architects and committed facility planners are meeting the challenge of creating better schools for the 21st century. They are creating schools that are eco-friendly, embody high-performance design principles, are rich in architectural character, and enhance the health and well-being of students and teachers. The projects represent a wide range of design solutions, aesthetics, location, and scale, ranging in size from the Aga Khan Award-winning three-room schoolhouse in Burkina Faso by Diebedo Francis Kere, to the 2500-student, 260,000-square-foot high school in Santa Ana, California by LPA Architects. Each of the 45 featured projects is presented with an overview of the components of the high-performance "tool kit" employed by architects to achieve sustainable design goals. Collectively, these demonstrate the breadth of tools that today's architects can employ to build a sustainable future for our children.
Author : Fravarti
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1490783172
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (97 download)
Download or read book Mastering Sustainable Health written by Fravarti and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2018-07-10 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mandate of the intelligence in the body is continuous non-stop healing. One can align with this healing that never stops and create sustainable health with natural therapies including diet, supplements, exercise and the development of conscious awareness through self-examination practices. This book is a holistic guide to creating and maintaining vibrant health and resilience both physically and psychologically.
Author : Nitish Kumar
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031461460
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (314 download)
Download or read book Lead Toxicity Mitigation: Sustainable Nexus Approaches written by Nitish Kumar and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2024-01-13 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited book brings together a diverse group of researchers to address the challenges posed by global mass poisoning caused by lead contamination of soil and plants. Lead is among the elements that have been most extensively used by man over time. This has led to extensive pollution of surface soils on the local scale, mainly associated with mining and smelting of the metal and addition of organic lead compounds to petrol. Release of lead to the atmosphere from various high-temperature processes has led to surface contamination on the regional and even global scale. Lead is particularly strongly bound to humic matter in organic-rich soil and to iron oxides in mineral soil and is rather immobile in the soil unless present at very high concentrations. In addition, plants grown on lead-rich soils incorporate lead and thus the concentration of lead in crop plants may be increased. Lead enters in the food chain through consumption of plant material. A high concentration of lead has been found to be harmful to vegetation. As the lead concentration increases, it adversely affects several biological parameters and eventually renders the soil barren. The book sheds light on this global environmental issue and proposes solutions to contamination through multi-disciplinary approaches. This book contains three sections. First section describes the different sources and distribution of lead in soil and plant ecosystems. Second section explains the health risks linked to lead toxicity. Third section addresses sustainable lead toxicity mitigation strategies using the potential applications of recent biological technology. This book is a valuable resource to students, academics, researchers, and environmental professionals doing field work on contamination throughout the world.
Author : Miguel Angel Gardetti
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351284940
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (512 download)
Download or read book Sustainable Luxury and Social Entrepreneurship Volume II written by Miguel Angel Gardetti and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-08 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Luxury products are now seen by a growing number of global consumers as an important and more widely available way of expressing personal aspirations and values. Most consumers of luxury products and services use them as status symbols and symbols of success. However, the definition of success – and the way it is perceived by others – is changing. Many of these successful consumers now want the brands they use to reflect their concerns and aspirations. Such products come with a heavy social and environmental cost. Sustainable luxury is about rediscovering the old meaning of luxury – a considered purchase of a beautifully crafted object with built-in social and environmental value.The social entrepreneurs documented in this book highlight the relationship between personal values and sustainability, entrepreneurship and innovation in developing and marketing luxury products. The pioneers outline how they have developed inclusive supply chains with poor and vulnerable communities. Their stories prove that luxury need not be a destructive force. Instead, this book opens a window on a world where entrepreneurial pioneers can change the rules of the game.
Author : Meg Thacher
Publisher : Storey Publishing, LLC
ISBN 13 : 1635860962
Total Pages : 133 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (358 download)
Download or read book Sky Gazing written by Meg Thacher and published by Storey Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2020-10-13 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sun, moon, stars, and planets have been a source of wonder and fascination for as long as humans have inhabited the earth. In Sky Gazing, a highly visual guide to observing the sky with the naked eye, kids aged 9–14 will delve into the science behind what they see, whether they live in a dark rural setting or under the bright lights of the city. Exploring astronomical objects and events, this captivating book takes young readers on a tour of our solar system and deep space beyond, with explanations of how objects like Earth’s moon were formed and the “why” behind phenomena such as eclipses, northern lights, and meteor showers. Curious sky gazers will discover how to find and observe planets — no binoculars or telescopes required! — and star charts will guide them in spotting constellations throughout the seasons and in both hemispheres while they learn about constellation myths from cultures around the world. Activities include tracking the cycles of the sun and moon and observing the sky during daylight hours or on a cloudy night, while astronomer profiles and sidebars on space technology and current issues such as light pollution help ground kids’ discoveries in the ancient and enduring science of studying the sky.
Author : Robert B. Potter
Publisher : Univ. of Tennessee Press
ISBN 13 : 9780870499630
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (996 download)
Download or read book Self-help Housing, the Poor, and the State in the Caribbean written by Robert B. Potter and published by Univ. of Tennessee Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays represents the first in-depth, scholarly treatment of housing policies and conditions throughout the Caribbean. The contributors consider both the performance of the state and the autonomous activities of the poor, making this volume an invaluable contribution to future planning and debate.The essays, each dealing with a specific island or group of islands, collectively address four main themes: the history of housing provision since colonization, current housing conditions, state policies toward housing provision, and the changing relationships between governments, international funding agencies, the private housing sector, and the peoples' responses. These investigations not only highlight the often alarming problems that Caribbean nations face in providing adequate housing for the poor but also implicate governments in past and present failures and poor performances. However, the essays are also filled with useful insights about the ways in which progressive housing policies can be formulated and implemented. For example, the volume suggests that the Caribbean's rich heritage of folk and vernacular architectural styles should be taken into serious account in future planning efforts.In a concluding synthesis chapter, the volume editors argue that a more progressive future is attainable if all parties exhibit the political will that the poor have already demonstrated.
