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...
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Hershey, Pa. :
IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA),
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Table of Contents:
- 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.