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Green IT for Sustainable Business Practice
Author | : Mark O'Neill |
Publsiher | : BCS, The Chartered Institute |
Total Pages | : 159 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9781906124625 |
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This book provides a full understanding of the importance of IT when trying to achieve an organization's green objectives. O'Neill gives the tools to create an action list which identifies and addresses green IT requirements.
Green Events and Green Tourism
Author | : Hugues Seraphin,Emma Nolan |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 2018-08-28 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9780429817151 |
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As the appetite for leisure travel and events continues to grow at an exponential rate, the impact on the environment and local communities is becoming an increasing concern, not least by the users of the services. Green approaches to tourism and events are growing in popularity and present an opportunity to both identify solutions to significant environmental and societal problems and new approaches to business. Green Events and Green Tourism looks at key frameworks, guidelines, principles and benchmarks that support the application of sustainability in practice. The five sections of the book cover themes of governance, accreditation, certification, innovation, priorities, trends, ambitions and consumer behaviour, and the chapters include examples of best practice in the organisation of music and arts festivals, special interest tourism, the green management of outdoor sites and the management of sports events. Readers will benefit from insightful case studies from around the globe.
The Green Book of Language Revitalization in Practice
Author | : Leanne Hinton,Kenneth Locke Hale |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : Language revival |
ISBN | : 9004254498 |
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With world-wide environmental destruction and globalization of economy, a few languages, especially English, are spreading, while thousands others are disappearing, taking with them cultural, philosophical and environmental knowledge systems and oral literatures. This book serves as a manual of effective practices in language revitalization. This book was previously published by Academic Press under ISBN 978-01-23-49354-5.
The Integrative Design Guide to Green Building
Author | : 7group,Bill Reed |
Publsiher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 436 |
Release | : 2009-04-13 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 9780470181102 |
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"The members of 7group and Bill Reed are examples writ large of the kind of leadership that is taking this idea of green building and forming it into reality, by helping change minds, building practice, and design process." —from the Foreword by S. Rick Fedrizzi President, CEO, and Founding Chair, U.S. Green Building Council A whole-building approach to sustainability The integrative design process offers a new path to making better green building decisions and addressing complex issues that threaten living systems. In The Integrative Design Guide to Green Building: Redefining the Practice of Sustainability, 7group's principals and integrative design pioneer Bill Reed introduce design and construction professionals to the concepts of whole building design and whole systems. With integrative thinking that reframes what sustainability means, they provide a how-to guide for architects, designers, engineers, developers, builders, and other professionals on incorporating integrative design into every phase of a project. This practical manual: Explains the philosophy and underpinnings of effective integrative design, addressing systems thinking and building and community design from a whole-living system perspective Details how to implement integrative design from the discovery phase to occupancy, supported by process outlines, itemized tasks, practice examples, case studies, and real-world stories illustrating the nature of this work Explores the deeper understanding of integration that is required to transform architectural practice and our role on the planet This book, both practical and thoughtful, will help you deliver your vision of a sustainable environment. 7group, based in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, includes principals John Boecker, Scot Horst, Tom Keiter, Andrew Lau, Marcus Sheffer, and Brian Toevs, who bring a unique integration of expertise in design, engineering, energy and daylight modeling, materials assessments, commissioning, education, and communications to their work. Internationally recognized thought leaders in the green building movement, they have led countless teams through the practical implementation of integrative design on building projects of all types around the world. 7group also has been directly and deeply involved with the development of the LEED® Green Building Rating System, including experience on more than 100 LEED projects. Scot Horst currently serves as chair of the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED Steering Committee.
Green IT in Practice
Author | : Gary Hird |
Publsiher | : IT Governance Ltd |
Total Pages | : 1 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9781849280525 |
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Green IT in Practice, Second edition provides guidance on how to implement a Green IT programme. It will help you to formulate a Green IT policy, curb demand for data storage capacity, and lower the electricity consumption of the datacentre.
A Green Vitruvius
Author | : Vivienne Brophy,J Owen Lewis |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 154 |
Release | : 2012-06-25 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 9781136528712 |
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2000 years ago the roman architect Marcus Vitruvius Pollio wrote the ten books on architecture establishing the concept of the pattern book offering design principles and solutions that is still referred to in every architect's education. A Green Vitruvius is intended as a green pattern book for today. Now fully updated, this well established textbook provides advice suitable for undergraduate and post graduate students on the integration of sustainable practice into the design and construction process, the issues to be considered, the strategies to be adopted, the elements of green design and design evaluation within the process. Classic design elegance is found in the holistic clear solution.
Towards the Ethics of a Green Future Open Access
Author | : Marcus Düwell,Gerhard Bos,Naomi van Steenbergen |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 208 |
Release | : 2018-05-15 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9781351631648 |
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What are our obligations towards future generations who stand to be harmed by the impact of today’s environmental crises? This book explores ecological sustainability as a human rights issue and examines what our long-term responsibilities might be. This interdisciplinary collection of chapters provides a basis for understanding the debates on the provision of sustainability for future generations from a diverse set of theoretical standpoints. Covering a broad range of perspectives such as risk and uncertainty, legal implementation, representation, motivation and economics, Towards the Ethics of a Green Future sets out the key questions involved in this complex ethical issue. The contributors bring theoretical discussions to life through the use of case studies and real-world examples. The book also includes clear and tangible recommendations for policymakers on how to put the suggestions proposed within the book into practice. This book will be of great interest to all researchers and students concerned with issues of sustainability and human rights, as well as scholars of environmental politics, law and ethics more generally.
Green Supply Chain Management for Sustainable Business Practice
Author | : Khan, Mehmood,Hussain, Matloub,Ajmal, Mian M. |
Publsiher | : IGI Global |
Total Pages | : 330 |
Release | : 2016-07-27 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9781522506362 |
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The issue of sustainability has become a vital discussion in many industries within the public and private sectors. In the business realm, incorporating such practices allows organizations to re-design their operations more effectively. Green Supply Chain Management for Sustainable Business Practice examines the challenges and benefits of implementing sustainability into the core functions of contemporary enterprises, focusing on how green approaches improve operations in an ecological way. Highlighting key concepts, emerging innovations, and future directions, this book is a pivotal reference source for professionals, managers, educators, and upper-level students.