The sustainable city.[ Cohen, Steven; ]. Living sustainably is not just about preserving the wilderness or keeping nature pristine. The transition to a green economy depends on cities. For the first time in human history, the majority of the people on the planet live in urban ......
However, according to Steven Cohen, the executive director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University in New York, it’s not the transfer facilities or the garbage that causes the most environmental and human health concerns. “It’s the movement of the thousands of diesel trucks that have ...
Learning from Las Vegas / Denise Scott Brown, Robert Venturi, Steven Izenour Seminal work for the history of architecture, the authors analyze the Las Vegas' strip to better comprehend the common and ordinary architecture, rather than the iconic buildings proclaimed by modernism | Recommended by Rom...
What is striking about the definition provided by Kirchherr et al. is its emphasis on business models as the basis of the CE. If it is accepted that the transition towards a CE requires a systemic change, sustainable development cannot be accomplished by merely renewing business models. This d...
This, in turn, can result in improved innovation capabilities, increased competitiveness, and sustainable growth for organizations in today’s knowledge-based economy. The study’s results demonstrate that intellectual capital and its components have a positive and statistically significant effect on ...
Given the above conditions, it is difficult to be effective both in terms of improving the quality of life of residents and developing fully sustainable smart cities. The research also shows that the involvement of the city authorities in holistic pro-health activities increases with the size of ...
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Philips Pensioenfonds, in collaboration with index and analytics provider Qontigo and asset manager BlackRock, has successfully aligned its EUR 370 million emerging markets equity portfolio with several Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The mandate, managed by BlackRock, tracks a custom equity bench...
D.Sustainable textiles will solve the environmental problems. Some countries build palaces or temples as monuments to their greatness. Singapore builds hawker centers. Put casually on a plate or banana leaf are the dishes such as Indian roti prata and Singapore laksa which are mixed with what is...
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