The Low Carbon Economy Understanding and Supporting a Sustainable Transition /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Baranova, Polina (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Conway, Elaine (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Lynch, Nicola (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Paterson, Fred (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
• Θέματα: Business.; Energy policy.; Energy and state.; Small business.; Leadership.; Industrial management > Environmental aspects.; Social responsibility of business.; Business and Management.; Sustainability Management.; Corporate Social Responsibility.; Business Strategy/Leadership.; Small Business.; Energy Policy, Economics and Management.

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 ‘green’ economy, th...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. Transition to a Low Carbon Economy: On the Cusp of Emerging Challenges and Opportunities; Polina Baranova
• 2. Establishing Framework: Sustainable Transition towards a Low Carbon Economy; Juan Martinez-Covarrubias and Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes
• 3. 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
• 4. Behavioural Economics: Using 'Nudges' for Promoting Pro-Environmental Behaviours in the Workplace; Eugene Micahels and Melanie Powell
• 5. Transition to a Low Carbon Economy: A SME Perspective; Polina Baranova and Elaine Conway
• 6. Measuring Carbon: An Organisational Management Perspective; Elaine Conway
• 7. The Role of the Third Sector and Universities: Meeting the Carbon Challenge; Nicola Lynch and Shan Rambukwella
• 8. Leadership and the Low Carbon Economy; Fred Paterson
• 9. The Transition to a Low Carbon Economy: A Call for Collaborative Action Towards the 'New Normal'; Elaine Conway, Fred Paterson and Polina Baranova.