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Race for sustainability : energy, economy, environment and ethics
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This book looks at the sustainable issues and the accompanying opportunities. A portfolio of stories, essays, profiles and case studies covers the four E's of sustainability: energy, economy, envir...
This book looks at the sustainable issues and the accompanying opportunities. A portfolio of stories, essays, profiles and case studies covers the four E's of sustainability: energy, economy, environment and ethics.
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- Creator
- Ken Hickson Sustain Ability Showcase Asia, Singapore
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- English
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- New Jersey : World Scientific, [2014]
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- ix, 318 pages ; 23 cm
- ISBNs
- 1306120411, 9789814571357, 9789814571364, 9814571350, 9814571369
- OCLC
- ocn862746611, ocn857370307
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Machine generated contents note: 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