Cases on the diffusion and adoption of sustainable development practices

"This book is a collection of case studies on the concepts and theories of successful sustainable practices as well as identifying key mechanisms and strategies that have allowed the successful diffusion of these practices into communities, regions and nations around the world"--Provided b...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: IGI Global.
Other Authors: Muga, Helen E., 1977-, Thomas, Ken D., 1982-
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), c2013.
Subjects:
Online Access:View fulltext via EzAccess
LEADER 04732nam a2200493 a 4500
001 30228
003 IGIG
005 20121219124321.0
006 m e d
007 cr bn||||m|||a
008 121217s2013 pau fob 000 0 eng d
010 # # |z 2012032803 
020 # # |a 9781466628434 (ebook) 
020 # # |z 9781466628427 (hardcover) 
020 # # |z 9781466628441 (print & perpetual access) 
024 7 # |a 10.4018/978-1-4666-2842-7  |2 doi 
035 # # |a (CaBNVSL)gtp00554246 
035 # # |a (OCoLC)822066878 
040 # # |a CaBNVSL  |c CaBNVSL  |d CaBNVSL 
050 # 4 |a HC79.E5  |b C3744 2013e 
082 0 4 |a 338.9/27  |2 23 
245 0 0 |a Cases on the diffusion and adoption of sustainable development practices  |c Helen E. Muga and Ken D. Thomas, editors.  |h [electronic resource] / 
260 # # |a Hershey, Pa. :  |b IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA),  |c c2013. 
300 # # |a electronic texts (496 p.) :  |b digital files. 
504 # # |a Includes bibliographical references. 
505 0 # |a Innovating and serving the poor with antiretroviral drug systems: advances in the HIV Brazilian program / Maria Matilde Zraik Baracat, Farley Simon Nobre -- Phenomena of adoption of wireless handheld devices: a case of healthcare setting / Abdul Hafeez-Baig, Raj Gururajan -- Local vs. expert perception of climate change: an analysis of fishers in Trinidad and Tobago / April Karen Baptiste -- Desert in Bengal Delta: changes in landscape, changes in livelihood: can diffusion and adoption of sustainable adaptation make a difference? / Md. Mustafa Saroar, Jayant K. Routray -- Earth building materials, production, and construction techniques / Hamed Niroumand, M.F.M Zain, Sanaz Naghavi Alhosseni -- Project implementation constraints with examples from affordable housing and infrastructure efforts / Antje Ilberg -- Sustainability reporting and financial reporting: the relevance of an integrated reporting approach / Teresa Cunha Pinto, Ana Maria Bandeira -- Perception is reality: factors influencing the adoption of commercial aquaponics in the Great Lakes region / Thomas D. Eatmon, Zachary A. Piso, Elyse Schmitt -- Towards sustainable mining: diffusion of sustainability concepts into the mining industry within Canada / Michelle Edith Jarvie-Eggart -- Diffusion of renewable energy technologies in rural communities: exploratory study of development partnerships in Cajamarca, Peru / Inna Platonova -- Electric public transport in Puerto Princesa City: enabling factors for institutionalizing low-carbon transport / Denise Margaret S. Matias -- Industrial pollution and people's movement: a case study of Eloor Island Kerala, India / Rasheed A. Charuvilayil -- Hydrology and integrated water resource management for sustainable watershed management in Kenya / Christopher Misati Ondieki -- The role of authentic science research and education outreach in increasing community resilience: case studies using informal education to address ocean acidification and healthy soils / Cynthia Hall ... [et al.] -- Promoting rainwater harvesting (RWH) in small island developing states (SIDS): a case in the Grenadines / Everson J. Peters -- Assessment of smallholders' barriers to adopt sustainable practices: case study on oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) Smallholders' certification in North Sumatra, Indonesia / Diana Chalil -- Implementing biosand filters in rural Honduras: a case study of His Hands Mission International in Copán, Honduras / Jacob Z. Morris, Ken D. Thomas. 
506 # # |a Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers. 
520 3 # |a "This book is a collection of case studies on the concepts and theories of successful sustainable practices as well as identifying key mechanisms and strategies that have allowed the successful diffusion of these practices into communities, regions and nations around the world"--Provided by publisher. 
530 # # |a Also available in print. 
538 # # |a Mode of access: World Wide Web. 
588 # # |a Description based on title screen (IGI Global, viewed December 17, 2012). 
650 # 0 |a Sustainable development  |v Case studies. 
653 # # |a Alternative energy 
653 # # |a Climate change 
653 # # |a Cultural barriers 
653 # # |a Diffusion and adoption theory 
653 # # |a Environmental issues 
653 # # |a Sustainable practices 
700 1 # |a Muga, Helen E.,  |d 1977- 
700 1 # |a Thomas, Ken D.,  |d 1982- 
710 2 # |a IGI Global. 
776 0 # |c (Original)  |w (DLC)2012032803 
776 0 8 |i Print version:  |w (DLC) 2012032803  |z 9781466628427  |z 1466628421 
856 4 0 |u https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://services.igi-global.com/resolvedoi/resolve.aspx?doi=10.4018/978-1-4666-2842-7  |z View fulltext via EzAccess