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The give and take of sustainability : archaeological and anthropological perspectives on tradeoffs
\"Sustainability strives to meet the needs of the present without compromising the future, but increasingly recognizes the tradeoffs among these many needs. Who benefits? Who bears the burden? How are these difficult decisions made? Are people aware of these hard choices? This timely volume brings the perspectives of ethnography and archaeology to bear on these questions by examining case studies from around the world. Written especially for this volume, the essays by an international team of scholars offer archaeological and ethnographic examples from the southwestern United States, the Maya region of Mexico, Africa, India, and the North Atlantic, among other regions. Collectively, they explore the benefits and consequences of growth and development, the social costs of ecological sustainability, and tensions between food and military security\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Social and Solidarity Economy
As economic crises, growing inequality and climate change prompt a global debate on the meaning and trajectory of development, increasing attention is focusing on 'social and solidarity economy' as a distinctive approach to sustainable and rights-based development. While we are beginning to understand what social and solidarity economy is, what it promises and how it differs from 'business as usual', we know far less about whether it can really move beyond its fringe status in many countries and regions. Under what conditions can social and solidarity economy scale up and scale out - that is, expand in terms of the growth of social and solidarity economy organizations and enterprises, or spread horizontally within given territories? Bringing together leading researchers, blending theoretical and empirical analysis, and drawing on experiences and case studies from multiple countries and regions, this volume addresses these questions. In so doing, it aims to inform a broad constituency of development actors, including scholars, practitioners, activists and policy makers.
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Sustainable Development
For business to flourish, society must flourish. In today's global economy, business serves the common good not only by producing goods and services but also by reaching out to the many who are not even in the market because they lack marketable skills and the resources to acquire them. Sustainable Development: The UN Millennium Development Goals, the UN Global Compact, and the Common Good contains twenty-two essays that document the work of Western companies, working through the UN Global Compact and its Principles of Responsible Investment and the Principles for Responsible Management Education, to shape more peaceful and just societies. Seven case studies by leading businesses and private-public partnerships—including Microsoft, Merck, Sumitomo Chemical, Nestlé, Coca-Cola, Novartis, and Levi Strauss—outline their projects, especially those advancing the MDGs (Millennium Development Goals) designed to alleviate dire poverty. Twelve chapters reflect on some of the conceptual issues involved with the MDGs, and the three concluding essays examine the future of the UN Global Compact, of the Millennium Development Goals, and of the role of business enterprise in society.
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Sustainable development
Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Part I: BUSINESS AND THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS -- Chapter One: The Role of Business in Society:The Microsoft Vision -- Chapter Two: A Public and Private Partnership: The ACHAP Experience in Botswana -- Chapter Three: Sumitomo Chemical and the Millennium Development Goals -- Chapter Four: Doing Well by Doing Good-The Nestlé Way -- Chapter Five: Coca-Cola and Society -- Chapter Six: Achieving the UN Millennium Development Goals -- Chapter Seven: How Global Employers Can Address HIV/AIDS -- Part II: SCHOLARSHIP ADVANCING THE ROLE OF BUSINESS IN SOCIETY -- Chapter Eight: Some Ethical Explications of the UN Framework for Business and Human Rights -- Chapter Nine: The United Nations Global Compact and Human Rights -- Chapter Ten: Integrative Social Contracts Theory and the UN Global Compact -- Chapter Eleven: The MDGs, Partnering for Results -- Chapter Twelve: Business-NGO Collaboration on Peace Building -- Chapter Thirteen: Putting Reputation at Risk -- Chapter Fourteen: The UN Global Compact -- Chapter Fifteen: Pursuing Purposeful Profit -- Chapter Sixteen: Employee Engagement through Social and Environmental Responsibility -- Chapter Seventeen: A Nonprofit Sector Perspective of the United Nations Global Compact and Millennium Goals -- Chapter Eighteen: Millennium Development Goals, Business Planning, and the UN Global Compact Management Model -- Chapter Nineteen: Do The Principles of Responsible Management Education Matter? -- Part III: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? -- Chapter Twenty: The Future of the United Nations Global Compact -- Chapter Twenty-one: Beyond Corporate Responsibility to the Common Good -- Chapter Twenty-two: Advancing Human Rights in Developing Countries -- Contributors -- Index.
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Rural Tourism Development
This book of cases about rural tourism development in Canada demonstrates the different ways that tourism has been positioned as a local response to political and economic shifts in a nation that is itself undergoing rapid change, both continentally and globally.
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Transit-Oriented Development in Saudi Arabia: Riyadh as a Case Study
Transit-oriented development (TOD) in Saudi Arabia is becoming a significant priority for the government and developers to create a sustainable and quality living environment. TOD is an integrated transport and urban planning method that aims to reduce car use and urban sprawl, increase the use of public transport, and enhance sustainable mobility. To meet the global goals as per the Paris Accord, Saudi Arabia’s policymakers must prioritize the integration of TOD in urban planning. This study was carried out with the main aim of identifying the environmental, social, and economic benefits of implementing TOD in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. A mixed-study research method was used, and data were collected using a questionnaire survey and semi-structured interviews. The quantitative data were analyzed using SPSS version 21, and qualitative data were analyzed using NVivo software. The findings of this study show that TOD in Riyadh City would positively impact economic, environmental, and social aspects. TOD would reduce travel time, allow its people to have an active lifestyle, and reduce congestion. TOD would help reduce mental health disorders and improve physical activity. TOD would positively impact the environment of Riyadh City and assist in reducing greenhouse gases. Overall, the study results provide a reliable perspective on the benefits of TOD. Most participants assumed that the implementation of TOD in Riyadh City would increase automobile mobility, provide more employment opportunities, and reduce travel time, positively impacting the environment and economy of Riyadh City.
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The role of universities in accelerating the sustainable development goals in Europe
The process of implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which were approved by the UN General Assembly in 2015 has not been simple, being influenced by variety of social, economic, and logistical problems. It has also been negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. There are to date no specific studies aimed at assessing the extent to which higher universities institutions in Europe are active in the SDGs implementation process. Departing from this research need, this paper reports on a study aimed at examining the current degree of engagement of European universities in the implementing the SDGs. By using a multi-methods approach, which entails a review of existing documents, a survey involving participants from 22 countries and case studies, the paper maps, documents and disseminates examples of what European universities are doing to implement the SDGs, the challenges they face, and the solutions being deployed to overcome them.
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