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Sustainability, Climate Change and the Green Economy

Sustainability, Climate Change and the Green Economy

This book is a compilation of blind peer reviewed chapters from an inaugural International Conference on Innovation for Sustainability under Climate Change and Green Growth/Economy. The conference took place at the Birchwood Hotel in Boksburg in South Africa from 26 to 28 May 2015.

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Product Information

Format: 

170mm x 245mm

Pages: 

286

ISBN-13: 

978-0-7983-0501-3

Publish Year: 

2016

Rights: 

World rights
This book is a compilation of blind peer reviewed chapters from an inaugural International Conference on Innovation for Sustainability under Climate Change and Green Growth/Economy. The conference took place at the Birchwood Hotel in Boksburg in South Africa from 26 to 28 May 2015.

Part 1: Introduction and Context
a. Sustainability, Climate Change and Green Economy Transition: Contextual Settings

Part 2: Green Economy and Green Jobs
a. The Green Economy: The Challenge of Government Coordination in South Africa
b. A Psycho-Social Economic Analysis of Green Jobs in South Africa Addressing Recent Socio-Economic Developments
c. Green Economy Readiness in South Africa: A Review of Skills and the Immigration Regime

Part 3: Reflections on Sustainable Development
a. Relearning Our Wants and Needs for Sustainable Development
b. ‘We Think We’re Helping, But Are We Really?’: Critical Reflections on Engineering for Sustainable Development

Part 4: Natural Resources and Wetlands Management
a. Timber as a Source of Sustainable Development: A Case Study of Timber Harvesting in Lupane, Zimbabwe
b. Institutional Dynamics of Mopane Woodland Management in Bulilima District in Zimbabwe
c. Challenges and Opportunities in Addressing the Environment-Economic Growth Conflict in Urban Development: A Focus on Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
d. An Analysis of Water Quality in Belvedere North and the Epworth Wetlands of Harare, Zimbabwe

Part 5: Climate Change, Tourism and Wildlife Matters
a. News Media Coverage of Climate Change: Perspectives from South Africa and Zimbabwe
b. Mainstreaming Climate Change into Wildlife Policy: A Review of Legal and Policy Frameworks in East and Southern Africa
c. Tourism and Climate Change: Challenges and Critical Success Factors for Sub-Saharan Africa

Part 6: Emerging Issues
a. Concluding Remarks: The Status Quo, Policy Lessons and the Way Forward