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La permaculture est un mouvement écologiste qui a connu une remarquable croissance transnationale, à partir des années 1980. Il témoigne d’une forme d’activisme environnemental dont les sciences sociales ont du mal à saisir l’originalité. On en comprend d’autant mieux l’intérêt que la transition écologique est aussi un défi politique, celui d’élaborer l'imaginaire sociotechnique d'une société écologique. Cet ouvrage retrace l’histoire du mouvement de la permaculture et de sa diffusion planétaire, ainsi que les principales influences intellectuelles ayant contribué à l’élaboration de sa proposition culturelle et politique. Celle-ci pourrait se définir comme « l’art de réhabiter » ou comment concevoir, de manière écologiquement et socialement durable, la réponse aux besoins fondamentaux des êtres humains. À partir des résultats d’une enquête menée en Italie, l’auteure discute des apports de la permaculture à l’effort collectif pour imaginer des articulations entre les interdépendances écologiques dans un milieu, la lutte contre les inégalités et les aspirations à l’émancipation.
Permaculture. --- Agriculture, Permanent --- Perennial agricultural system --- Permanent agriculture --- Alternative agriculture --- Agricultural ecology --- Permaculture --- Développement durable --- Écologie --- agriculture --- agriculture biologique --- développement durable --- écologie --- environnement --- histoire --- politique publique --- sociologie
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Materials and Sustainable Development, Second Edition, written by noted materials selection authority Mike Ashby, provides a structure and framework for analyzing sustainable development and the role of materials in it. The book's aim is to introduce ways of exploring sustainable development to readers in a way that avoids simplistic interpretations and approaches complexity in a systematic way. There is no completely 'right' answer to questions of sustainable development, instead, there is a thoughtful, well-researched response that recognizes concerns of stakeholders, conflicting priorities, and the economic, legal and social aspects of the technology and its environmental legacy. The intent of the book is not to offer solutions to sustainability challenges but rather to improve the quality of discussion and enable informed, balanced debate. This updated edition has been updated to reflect new insights, regulatory trends and other developments that have occurred since publication of the previous edition.
Materials --- Sustainable development. --- Environmental aspects. --- Sustainable development --- Engineering --- Engineering materials --- Industrial materials --- Engineering design --- Manufacturing processes --- Développement durable --- Ecologie appliquée --- Matériaux --- Développement durable. --- Aspect environnemental. --- Materials.
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How will future climates be different from today’s world—and what consequences will changes in climate have for societies and their development strategies? This book is a primer on the essential science for grasping the workings of climate change and climate prediction. It is accessible for readers with little to no background in science, with an emphasis on the needs of those studying sustainable development.John C. Mutter gives a just-the-facts overview of how the climate system functions and what we know about why changes occur. He recounts the evolution of climatology from the earliest discoveries about Earth’s climate to present-day predictive capabilities, and clearly presents the scientific basis of fundamental topics such as climate zones, ocean-atmosphere dynamics, and the long-term cycles from glacial to interglacial periods. Mutter also details the mechanisms of climate change and the ways in which human activity affects global climate. He explains the science behind some known consequences of rising temperatures, such as sea level rise, hurricane behavior, and climate variability. The primer discusses how climate predictions are made and examines the sources of uncertainty in forecasting. Climate Change Science is a straightforward and easy-to-read treatment of the fundamental science needed to comprehend one of today’s most important issues.
Climatic changes. --- Climatology. --- Sustainable development. --- Changements climatiques. --- Climatologie. --- Développement durable. --- Développement durable.
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Réchauffement global, pollution, droits de l’Homme défaillants dans de nombreux pays, effondrement de la biodiversité, partage inéquitable des richesses, mise en cause du sens de l’action des entreprises par les plus jeunes… Alors que ces grandes interrogations dominent l’actualité, comment piloter l’entreprise de manière à la fois lucide et pertinente, efficiente et responsable ? Les auteurs proposent une approche structurée, systémique et originale des grands enjeux et des éléments de réponse apportés par la Responsabilité Sociale des Entreprises. Ils lancent de ce fait un appel à une transformation durable, au travers d’une action informée et efficace qui repose sur trois axes : une prise de conscience des interdépendances écologiques et sociales, leur intégration dans la stratégie et les pratiques de l’entreprise, et une coopération en toute transparence avec la société au service de l’intérêt général.Au service de ce projet dont il rappelle les bases historiques, ce livre mobilise le retour d’expérience des entreprises sur plusieurs décennies, les derniers apports de la science, les méthodes et moyens disponibles, les atouts du management des organisations, les initiatives de la finance et les évolutions législatives. Sans ignorer les faiblesses et les insuffisances dans certains de ces domaines, les auteurs privilégient l’approche positive et pragmatique d’un "comment faire" éclairé.Aider à comprendre les enjeux, les contraintes, réapprendre à analyser, réfléchir pour trouver ensemble les solutions pérennes pour l’entreprise et pour le plus grand nombre est clairement l’ambition de cet ouvrage.
Company law. Associations --- Financial law --- Social responsibility of business --- Sustainable development --- Entreprises --- Développement durable --- Responsabilité sociale --- Organizational change --- Belgique --- France --- Suisse --- Algérie --- Maroc --- Tunisie --- Responsabilité sociétale --- Développement durable. --- Planification stratégique
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Proponents of globalization argue that it protects the global environment from degradation and promotes worldwide sustainable economic growth while opponents argue the exact opposite. Examining the local, national, and international impacts of globalization, the Handbook of Globalization and the Environment explores strategies and solutions that support healthy economic growth, protect the environment, and create a more equitable world. The book sets the stage with coverage of global environmental issues and policies. It explores international sustainable development, the evolution of global warming policy, transborder air pollution, desertification, space and the global environment, and human right to water. Building on this foundation, the editors discuss global environmental organizations and institutions with coverage of the UN's role in globalization, the trade-environment nexus, the emergence of NGOs, and an analysis of the state of global environmental knowledge and awareness from an international and comparative perspective. Emphasizing the effects of increasingly integrated global economy on the environment and society, the book examines environmental management and accountability. It addresses green procurement, provides an overview of U.S. environmental regulation and the current range of voluntary and mandatory pollution prevention mechanisms in use, explores a two-pronged approach to establishing a sustainable procurement model, and examines a collaborative community-based approach to environmental regulatory compliance. The book concludes with an analysis of controversial issues, such as eco-terrorism, North-South disputes, environmental justice, the promotion of economic growth through globalization in less developed countries, and the ability of scientists to communicate ideas so that policy makers can use science in decision making.
Environmental policy --- Globalization --- Environnement --- Mondialisation --- International cooperation. --- Environmental aspects. --- Politique gouvernementale --- Coopération internationale --- Aspect environnemental --- Coopération internationale --- Développement durable
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Transportation --- Transport --- Planning --- Planification --- Développement durable --- Développement --- Environnement --- Évaluation --- Union européenne --- Allemagne --- États-Unis --- France --- Pays-bas --- Histoire
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These edited books of proceedings present a collection of selected and peer-reviewed contributions from the Virtual Conference on Chemistry and its Applications (VCCA-2022). VCCA-2022 was held online from 8th to 12th August 2022. The theme of the conference was "Resilience and Sustainable Research through Basic Sciences". 500 participants from 55 countries participated in VCCA-2022. The volume 1 reflects the chapters covering chemical and biochemical aspects. The volume 2 reflects the chapters covering computational and industrial aspects.
Green chemistry --- Green chemistry. --- Chemical engineering --- Sustainable engineering. --- Sustainable development --- Chimie verte --- Génie chimique --- Écoconception. --- Développement durable. --- Research --- Recherche. --- Recherche
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Environmental planning --- Sociology of environment --- City planning. --- City planning --- Sustainable development. --- Public spaces. --- Urbanisme --- Développement durable --- Espaces publics --- Environmental aspects. --- Aspect de l'environnement --- Développement durable
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