The low carbon economy : understanding and supporting a sustainable transition

This edited collection explores the challenges and opportunities presented by the transition to a low carbon economy, and outlines the different approaches taken to ensure the sustainability of such a transition. Chapters explore the nature of the transformation from a 'brown' to 'gre...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Other Authors Baranova, Polina (Editor), Conway, Elaine (Editor), Lynch, Nicola (Editor), Paterson, Fred (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2017]
Subjects
Sustainable development.
Social responsibility of business.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9783319567532
9783319567525
Physical Description1 online resource

Cover

Table of Contents:
  • Transition to a low-carbon economy : on the cusp of emerging challenges and opportunities / Polina Baranova
  • Establishing framework : sustainable transition towards a low-carbon economy / Juan Martinez-Covarrubis and Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes
  • The influence of policy, public service, and local politics on the shift to a low-carbon economy in the east midlands / Warren Pearce and Fred Paterson
  • Behavioural economics : using 'nudges' for promoting pro-environmental behaviours in the workplace / Eugene Michaels and Melanie Powell
  • Transition to a low-carbon economy : an SME perspective / Polina Baranova and Elaine Conway
  • Measuring carbon : an organisational management perspective / Elaine Conway
  • The role of the third sector and universities : meeting the carbon challenge / Nicola Lynch and Shan Rambukwella
  • Leadership and the low-carbon economy / Fred Paterson
  • The transition to a low-carbon economy : a call for collaborative action towards the 'new normal' / Elaine Conway, Fred Paterson and Polina Baranova.

Similar Items