New Books: Sustainable Stockholm Exploring Urban Sustainability in Europe’s Greenest City Edited by Jonathan Metzger, Amy Rader Olsson (26 Aug 2013)

Sustainable Stockholm Exploring Urban Sustainability in Europe’s Greenest City Edited by Jonathan Metzger, Amy Rader Olsson Routledge – 2014 – 248 pages Descriptions: Sustainable Stockholm provides a historical overview of Stockholm’s environmental development, and also discusses a number of cross-disciplinary themes presenting the urban sustainability work behind Stockholm’s unique position, and importantly the question of how...

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Indian Updates: Indian cities less NO2 polluted than other major global counterparts (20 Aug 2013)

NASA scientists have used satellite observations to measure air pollution's dependence on population in four of the planet's major air pollution regions: the United States, Europe, China and India. Indian cities less NO2 polluted than other major global counterparts ANI | Aug 20, 2013, 09.51 PM IST WASHINGTON: NASA scientists have used satellite observations to measure air pollution's dependence on population in four of the planet's...

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New Books: Values in Sustainable Development Edited by Jack Appleton (21 Aug 2013)

Values in Sustainable Development Edited by Jack Appleton Routledge – 2014 – 344 pages Descriptions: To enhance sustainable development research and practice the values of the researchers, project managers and participants must first be made explicit. Values in Sustainable Development introduces and compares worldviews and values from multiple countries and perspectives, providing a survey of empirical methods available to study...

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Taiwanese Updates: 環保署推動資源循環零廢棄 規劃建置二手物交換資訊整合平台 (20 Aug 2013)

環保署推動資源循環零廢棄 規劃建置二手物交換資訊整合平台 提供單位：行政院環境保護署廢管處 發布日期：2013.08.20 暑假過後升為小六的小男孩，希望擁有一輛腳踏車，爸爸用一個功能正常、卻用不到的電鍋，在「幸福小站」換到了他需要的腳踏車，小男孩高興的說要騎回家……，這是新北市環保局幸福小站網路上一則真實感人的跳蚤市場故事。如何讓您家中用不到的二手物，成為別人的幸福，賦予舊物品新生命。環保署今年特別規劃建置二手物交換資訊整合平台，提供民眾輕鬆搜尋到二手物交換資訊，延長物品的生命週期，從源頭減少廢棄物產生，達到資源循環零廢棄的目標。        環保署表示，在二手物循環再使用推動上，除了大家熟知各縣市環保局再生家具定期辦理拍賣之外(包括基隆市美傢園、臺中市寶之林、臺南市藏金閣、臺北市再生家具網、高雄市戀舊拍賣網…等，皆化腐朽為神奇)，在政府與民間也經常舉辦各類二手物品跳蚤市集或交換平台，喚起民眾愛物惜物的心，養成不浪費的好習慣，讓物資循環利用就能減少很多垃圾，較具特色有：        政府部門主要以各縣市環保局為主，較具成效有臺北市「延慧書庫」的二手書兌換；新北市幸福小站「餘裕物資媒合平台」，回收二手物免費提供給弱勢或突遭變故的家庭，多餘物資則提供民眾以物易物；臺中市「二手物銀行」，透過累積點數兌換；宜蘭縣「故事宅急便-公益二手創意市集」，結合藝文活動公益捐贈；嘉義市「跳蚤來了...

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Events: Global Energy Essay Contest 2013 organized by global energy initiative (deadline: 28 Oct 2013)

Global Energy Essay Contest 2013 Global Energy Essay Contest 2013 Introduction "A Vision for The Decade (2014-2024) of Sustainable Energy for All" Date: 28 Oct 2013 The Global Energy Essay Contest provides an exciting opportunity for college and university students around the world to engage in critical  thinking and present their ideas and solutions to tackle the key energy issues that humanity faces today. Eligibility The...

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Events: Public Lecture organized by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University on 6 Sep 2013

Public Lecture organized by HKPOLYU Topic: Sustainable Buildings - Dream or Trend Date: 6 Sep 2013 Time: 18:30 - 19:30 Venue: Room M1603, Senate Room, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University For more information: http://www.polyu.edu.hk/fce/events/20130906_lectur...

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Indian Updates: Mumbai, Kolkata to suffer huge damage from sea flooding by 2050: Study (19 Aug 2013)

A file photo of strong wind and rain in the outskirts of Kolkata city on May 25, 2009. (TOI Photo) Mumbai, Kolkata to suffer huge damage from sea flooding by 2050: Study Subodh Varma, TNN | Aug 19, 2013, 03.19 PM IST NEW DELHI: Mumbai and Kolkata are at risk of suffering several billions of dollars of damages by 2050 due to flooding even if they upgrade their protection, a study has warned. Mumbai would lose $6.4 billion and Kolkata...

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Indian Updates: Exotic shark fins soup industry comes under environment ministry's radar (23 Aug 2013)

Exotic shark fins soup industry comes under environment ministry's radar Vishwa Mohan, TNN | Aug 23, 2013, 10.30 PM IST NEW DELHI: Exotic shark fins soup industry will have to observe certain dos and don'ts in India under a new government policy. Union environment ministry has prohibited "the removal of shark fins on board a vessel in the sea" so that the law enforcers can monitor illegal hunting of banned species of sharks. The policy...

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Vietnamese updates: Vietnam initially succeeded in protecting the ozone layer (22 Aug 2013)

Vietnam initially succeeded in protecting the ozone layer  Thứ năm, ngày 22 tháng 08 năm 2013 cập nhật lúc 00:07   September 16th every year is International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer. In this day, the world reiterated the importance of ozone layer, the influence of people on the degradation of the ozone layer due to the emission of hazardous substances that cause ‘damage’ to fragile ozone layer in the upper...

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Event: 2014 International Conference and Utility Exhibition on “Green Energy for Sustainable Development” organized by Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand from 19-21 Mar 2014

2014 International Conference and Utility Exhibition on “Green Energy for Sustainable Development” 2014 International Conference and Utility Exhibition on“Green Energy for Sustainable Development” is organized by the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand will be held on 19-21 March 2014 at Jomtien Palm Beach Hotel and Resort, Jomtien, Pattaya City, Thailand. In discussions of economic development, industrialization, modernization and urbanization...

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New Books: Climate Change and Cultural Heritage A Race against Time By Peter F. Smith (22 Aug 2013)

Climate Change and Cultural Heritage A Race against Time By Peter F. Smith Routledge – 2014 – 216 pages Descriptions: History reveals how civilisations can be decimated by changes in climate. More recently modern methods of warfare have exposed the vulnerability of the artefacts of civilisation. Bringing together a range of subjects - from science, energy and sustainability to aesthetics theory and civilization theory - this book uniquely...

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New Books: Land Change Science, Political Ecology, and Sustainability Synergies and divergences Edited by Christian Brannstrom, Jacqueline M. Vadjunec (22 Aug 2013)

Land Change Science, Political Ecology, and Sustainability Synergies and divergences Edited by Christian Brannstrom, Jacqueline M. Vadjunec Routledge – 2013 – 266 pages Descriptions: Recent claims regarding conver gence and divergence between land change science and political ecology as approaches to the study of human-environment relationships and sustainability science are examined and analyzed in this innovative volume. Comprised...

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New Books: Environmental Economics An Integrated Approach By Philip E. Graves (21 Aug 2013)

Environmental Economics An Integrated Approach By Philip E. Graves CRC Press – 2013 – 264 pages Descriptions: Rigorous, yet written in a way that facilitates  understanding of sometimes difficult material, this book provides practical and working knowledge of how environmental policy analysis is conducted in the United States and, to a lesser extent, elsewhere. It details the tools required to conduct that analysis and also discusses...

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