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Bei der Zeitschrift für agrar- und umweltpädagogische Forschung handelt es sich um eine wissenschaftliche Publikationsreihe mit dem Ziel, die Vielfalt an Themen der Agrar- und Umweltpädagogik im Bereich der grundlagenorientierten, angewandten und berufsfeldbezogenen Bildungsforschung zu dokumentieren und zu diskutieren. Die darin enthaltenen Beiträge verknüpfen Fachinhalte des Agrar- und Umweltbereichs mit Pädagogik und Beratung. Der vorliegende Band 5 spannt wieder einen weiten thematischen Bogen. Der erste Beitrag präsentiert Ergebnisse der Ambiguitätstoleranz im Sinne der Grünen Pädagogik. Die ökonomischen Auswirkungen der neuen EU Agrarpolitik auf landwirtschaftliche Betriebe in Österreich ist Inhalt des zweiten Artikels. Im nächsten Beitrag wird ein didaktisches Konzept eines Trainings für Beraterinnen und Berater zur Optimierung der betrieblichen Nachhaltigkeit vorgestellt. Zwei weitere Beiträge analysieren die Gestaltungskompetenz im Rahmen von Bürgerbeteiligungen und länderspezifische Bildungskonzepte der landwirtschaftlichen Berufsbildung zur Agrarökologie. Beitrag sechs erforscht die Kompetenzen in der Aus- und Weiterbildung für die Regionalentwicklung und der siebte Artikel verschneidet schließlich das berufliche Verantwortungsbewusstsein mit der Motivation für die Direktvermarktung im Rahmen des kompetenzorientierten Unterrichts. Der letzte Beitrag analysiert Typen von Direktvermarkter:innen als Ausgangspunkt für deren zielgruppenorientierte Weiterbildung.

Big Data Analytics for Smart Urban Systems aims to introduce Big data solutions for urban sustainability smart applications, particularly for smart urban systems. It focuses on intelligent big data which takes the benefits of machine learning to analyse large and rapidly changing datasets in smart urban systems. The state-of-the-art Big data analytics applications are presented and discussed to highlight the feasibility of big data and machine learning solutions to enhance smart urban systems, smart operations, urban management, and urban governance. The key benefits of this book are, (1) to introduce the principles of machine learning-enabled big data analysis in smart urban systems, (2) to present the state-of-the-art data analysis solutions in smart management and operations, and (3) to understand the principles of big data analytics for smart cities and communities. Endorsements¿Over the many years of collaboration between academia and industry, we noticed the common language is ¿big datä; with that, we have developed novel ideas to bridge the gaps and help promote innovation, technologies, and science¿.- Tian Tang, Independent Researcher, China ¿Big Data Analytics is a fascinating research area, particularly for cities and city transformations. This book is valuable to those who think vigorously and aim to act ahead¿.- Li Xie, Independent Researcher, China¿For urban critiques, knowledge trains aspiring opportunities toward outstanding manifestations. Smartness has evolved or/ advanced rambunctious & embracing realities along (with) novel directions and nurturing integrated city knowledge¿.- Aaron Golden, SELECT Consultants, UK

Available Open Access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. The proportion of employees with caring responsibilities is growing and, as a result, policies that support working carers are becoming increasingly important. Written and informed by national experts, this is the first publication to provide a detailed examination of the development and implementation of carer leave policies and policies in nine countries across Asia, Oceania, Europe and North America. It compares the origins, content and implications of national policies and practices intended to enable workers to provide care to family members and friends while remaining in paid employment - known as 'carer leave'.

This book presents research on the perspectives of social care policy makers within the UK's four care systems.

This book aims to establish a community with attention to land use to achieve sustainable development and meet the needs of today's society. Urban planning depends on engineering, architectural, social and political pillars. It pursues this by proposing solutions, regulating environmental pollution and non-sustainable use of available resources. It showcases and even triggers further debate about connections between sustainable development, urban planning and technology in hopes of achieving sustainable development models that sustain urban expansion and shape cities that improve the overall quality of life. It views urban planning and development as vital fields that ensure the application of revolutionary approaches with new materials and processes incorporated in the most efficient manner.

"This book explains the science and engineering of energy to help everyone understand and compare current and future advances in renewable energy, providing the context to critically examine the different technologies that are competing in a fast-evolving engineering, political, and economic landscape, to help drive the renewable energy transition"--

This book presents conference articles related to environmental pollution and natural resource management, and environmentally friendly technologies that lead to sustainable development presented in the Conference "e;Sustainable Management of Environment & Natural Resource Through Innovation in Science and Technology"e;. The book highlights the latest development and innovation in environmental science, technology, and interdisciplinary research to improve the environment and health safety. It includes innovations and improvisations in the broad area of science and technology, natural resource, and environment management. It deliberates on the current burning issues of environment protection management and sustainable development, environmental pollution, global warming, and climate change.The development strategies must therefore be shaped by the following components:The satisfaction of basic human requirementsThe eradication of povertySelf-reliant and participatory developmentEnvironmental consciousnessTechnology has to play a critical role in the process of changing industrial society. But innovation has to be embedded in social and organizational innovation. This book provides a wide range of research articles in the area of science and technology, sustainability, natural resource management, ecology and its environmental fields, geosciences and geology, atmospheric sciences, sustainability, climate change, and extreme weather, global warming, and environmental change, the effect of climate change on the ecosystem, environment, and pollution.

Die Idee, einen Baum zu erklimmen, um Schutz zu suchen oder die Erde einfach nur aus einem anderen Blickwinkel zu betrachten, ist so alt wie die Menschheit selbst. Unternehmen Sie mit uns einen Ausflug zu den schönsten, einfallsreichsten und ungewöhnlichsten Wipfelparadiesen unseres Planeten. Von romantisch bis modern, von kernig-rustikal bis stylish finden Sie hier alle Spielarten von Baumbauten: vom Teehaus, Restaurant, Hotel und Spielhaus für Kinder bis zu schlichten Hochsitzen, auf denen man über das Leben nachdenken und die Aussicht genießen kann. Baumhäuser können so viele Formen annehmen, wie unsere Fantasie es zulässt. Mit einer Fülle prächtiger Fotos und Illustrationen ist dieser Band eine Ode an eine alternative Lebensart, bei der verspielte Vorstellungskraft auf umweltbewusste Finesse trifft.

The book emphasizes the open innovation which mainly consists of innovation inside-out and outside-in needed by the small and medium-sized enterprises (SME). This open innovation relates to the performance and survival of SMEs in a global competition. The SMEs must learn, have, and do innovative initiatives and actions. This book elaborates all related concepts and innovative practices toward better performances, which includes the impacts of globalization and dynamic markets with a special focus on sustainability. Every country has different perspectives considering open innovation as a solution to the businesses. Thus, readers can see the best practices to be adopted or adapted in their business environment.The book includes the solution for the SMEs in terms of creating values. Open innovation is known as a window for creating values. Open innovation can be seen by SMEs as a possible way to adapt and thrive in an increasingly competitive and volatile environment, including to overcome their limitations. By implementing open innovation, SMEs will compensate for their lack of internal resources and competencies through external resources to develop new technologies and take advantage of market opportunities.This book is dedicated to the entrepreneurs, businessmen, practitioners, policymakers, academician, and students in developing strategies and having future plan related to innovation which is crucial for creating values in business operations. A benchmarking through innovation is important to improve among businesses to achieve effectiveness and efficiency.

Sustainability is part of every aspect of our life, with climate concerns shaping the future. Thus, it is important to understand how metaverse will affect sustainability, as it is opening both challenges and opportunities for environmental sustainability. On the one side, replacing real-world interactions with 3D virtual and exchanging physical goods with digital ones are significantly less resource-intensive and more carbon-efficient. Therefore, this holds the promise of reducing the environmental pollution. On the other side, metaverse increases e-waste and energy consumption. Given this controversial impact, it is crucial for businesses and researchers to understand how to ensure that the metaverse develops sustainably. This book is popping out several questions: Do businesses understand the metaverse concept and perceive the benefits and advantages of implementing such technologies? How will the metaverse change business? Will metaverse change ourworking place and skills needed? How can companies get ahead of the change and mold it to their advantage? Will businesses use metaverse? Can metaverse create a more sustainable word? How can we make the metaverse better than what we have now? Is it going to affect environmental sustainability? Will it cause more severe climate problems, or would it be the solution? How can metaverse impact the achievements of SDGs?

This edited book is a compilation of information on existing frontier technologies in agriculture, such as driving modernized crop improvement programs via digitalization, mechanization and automation, artificial intelligence, speed breeding. The major focus of the book is on the technologies related to genetic gain, nutrition and food safety. Agriculture is core to industry as well as human civilization and sustainability of the society. Therefore, advancement and investment of technology is essential for enhancing the quality and quantity of the produce for ensuring food and nutritional security. The frontier technologies bring drastic change in the way of functioning leading to multi-fold increase in efficiency and outcome. Chapters in this book addresses a particular enabling technology and forward-looking strategy. Compiled information with successful deployment examples of these technologies is not been made available from a single platform, therefore, this volume is a unified compilation of information from international experts. The book is a relevant reading material for students, researchers, academicians and industry players in agriculture.

Our Renewable Energy Future delves into the clean energy technology evolution and where our energy system is going. While the book's foundation is technology innovation, it brings a unique perspective that technology alone is not what has brought about the explosive growth of renewable energy and offers fresh insights into how technology, economics, social dynamics, policy, and geopolitics are forces affecting our energy future. This book is a culmination of Dr Arent's lifelong passion for energy, sustainable development, and renewable energy technology. It covers the journey of evolving technology, economics, political economy and geopolitics of clean energy over the last 40 years and provides insights for the coming decades. From a technology perspective, the book traces the arc of recent innovations and synthesizes innovations across multiple interacting perspectives into a description of Our Renewable Energy Future.

Voices of Conservation chronicles the history and evolution of the conservation movement across eighteen islands in the Salish Sea. Narratively linked by author Sheila Harrington’s two-year sailing journey to the islands to gather over fifty interviews with veteran conservationists, the book provides an in-depth view of conservation land trusts, from their emergence forty years ago through multiple legal battles, organizational challenges, hard lessons, case studies, and human-interest stories.Beginning in the 1980s, when logging and development threatened the fragile ecosystems and natural spaces of this region, and culminating in the creation of the Gulf Island National Park Reserve, this book will inspire readers to turn apathy to action and support the cause of conservation in an era of species extinction and climate change. Full of colour photos, maps, and fascinating first-hand stories by conservationists—many of whom are now elders—it reveals how grassroots movements have the power to transform the future of a natural environment.

This book presents the contributions from the 2nd International Conference Engineering Innovations and Sustainable Development, held in Samara, Russia on April 20¿21, 2023. By presenting international research on various sustainability issues, it includes topics such as current trends in industrial and agricultural development, innovations in the construction and transport sectors, problems concerning the financing of innovative activities and governmental support for innovations, and engineering competences and skills in the era of new technologies. It also covers the economic, environmental, and informational aspects of sustainable development in the context of innovations. Finally, the book addresses theoretical and practical aspects by studying the phenomenon of sustainability and engineering development in terms of comparing international experiences. It provides significant value for scientists, teachers, and students of higher educational institutions, and specialists, who are researching sustainable development issues in the era of engineering innovations.

The concept of smart cities holds environmental promises: that digital technologies will reduce carbon emissions, air pollution and waste, and help address climate change. Drawing on academic scholarship and two case studies from Manchester and Helsinki, this timely and accessible book examines what happens when these promises are broken, as they prioritise technological innovation rather than environmental care. The book reveals that smart cities' vision of sustainable digital future obfuscates the environmental harms and social injustices that digitisation inflicts. The framework of "broken promises", coined by the authors, centres environmental questions in analysing imaginaries and practices of smart cities. This is a must read for anyone interested in the connections between digital technologies and environment justice.

Wir ist Zukunft. Visionen neuer Gemeinschaften kreist um die Sehnsucht nach einer idealen Gemeinschaft, eines harmonischen Lebens mit der Natur und miteinander. Das Buch blickt in sechs Kapiteln auf 120 Jahre künstlerische Visionen des Zusammenlebens: Ausgehend von der Lebensreformbewegung um 1900, über die visionären Architekturentwürfe von Bruno Taut oder Wenzel Hablik zu Constants Stadtutopie New Babylon, in deren Zentrum der spielerische Mensch stehen sollte; vom Hippie-Modernismus der 1960er-Jahre, über den Afrofuturismus bis zu zeitgenössischen Positionen, die eine Symbiose aller Lebewesen in und mit der Natur anregen. Die vorgestellten Werke sind Ausdruck eines Strebens nach neuen Lebensentwürfen in Gegenwart und Zukunft. Die künstlerische Perspektive wird in der Publikation durch wissenschaftliche und persönliche Beiträge und ein Künstlerinterview erweitert. In seiner nachhaltigen Gestaltung ist der Katalog ebenfalls einem Ideal auf der Spur.

This two-volume set provides a comprehensive overview of modern nanoscience, and encompasses advanced techniques of nanocomposite materials that make their way from the laboratory to the field for the revival of energy and environmental systems in a sustainable manner. It includes the design and the sophisticated fabrication of nanomaterials along with their potential energy and environmental applications, while looking at how nanoscience and nanotechnology can be used to promote environmentally friendly processes and strategies. The books' purpose is to promote eco-friendly methods and techniques by covering many elements of both the synthesis and uses of nanoparticles and nanofluids for energy and environmental engineering. They provide an up-to-date synthesis of nanocomposite materials for modern nanotechnology applications in the fields of environment protection, heterogeneous catalysis, wastewater treatment, fuel cells, electrochemical energy conversion, and storage applications. The set is designed for environmental scientists, nanotechnologists, chemists, engineers, and individuals seeking current research on nanotechnology and its applications in environmental engineering. Graduate students working in these fields will also find it a valuable resource.Volume 2 focuses on toxicological assessment, negative impacts of nanomaterials, green synthesis, energy conversion, and storage applications.

This two-volume set provides a comprehensive overview of modern nanoscience, and encompasses advanced techniques of nanocomposite materials that make their way from the laboratory to the field for the revival of energy and environmental systems in a sustainable manner. It includes the design and the sophisticated fabrication of nanomaterials along with their potential energy and environmental applications, while looking at how nanoscience and nanotechnology can be used to promote environmentally friendly processes and strategies. The books' purpose is to promote eco-friendly methods and techniques by covering many elements of both the synthesis and uses of nanoparticles and nanofluids for energy and environmental engineering. They provide an up-to-date synthesis of nanocomposite materials for modern nanotechnology applications in the fields of environment protection, heterogeneous catalysis, wastewater treatment, fuel cells, electrochemical energy conversion, and storage applications. The set is designed for environmental scientists, nanotechnologists, chemists, engineers, and individuals seeking current research on nanotechnology and its applications in environmental engineering. Graduate students working in these fields will also find it a valuable resource.Volume 1 focuses on the fundamentals of nanotechnology, environmental protection, sustainable agriculture, bioremediation, bio-nanocomposites, and wastewater treatment.

This book covers the latest developments in life cycle assessment (LCA) both in terms of methodology and its application in various research areas. It includes methodological questions as well as case studies of strategies in the context of circular economy and new emerging technologies, design of conceptual frameworks, especially related to social LCA, and the use of novel modeling approaches with a focus on energy supply and land use. With research articles from leading German and Austrian research institutes, the book is a valuable source for professionals working in the field of sustainability assessment, researchers interested in the current state of LCA research, and advanced university students in various scientific and technical fields. 6 chapters are available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

Green leader empower others.This guide helps you to boost your green leadership skills and become part of the sustainability movement to contribute to a healthier environment.This book helps you unlock the hidden sustainability knowledge and expertise each team and company has.It enables you to boost your leadership skills by making use of highly effective methods for teamwork, innovation and change.Ready-to-use templates facilitate processes and save you time and money.This book does not only offer valuable content and templates but also includes different types of notebook pages to write down your experiences, lessons learned and meeting notes. This increases sustainability - rather than creating books for the shelve, this is one to use.We believe in the power of each person in a company to contribute, positively to a healthy change. We are convinced that in a well-functioning team, each member is more satisfied, happier, and healthier. This also contributes to the success of a company. Become Impactful, Now!

This book evaluates local conservation successes of global south in the climate milieu, as an empirical evidence of 'Bio-rights' of commons at community-ecosystem interface for sustainable intensification of nature's goods and services. Bio-rights is a right-based neo-economic conservation paradigm that compensates the opportunity costs incurred in conservation efforts by the marginal communities, living near globally important ecosystems and dependent on it for their livelihood, through payments from environment services. The book would bring forth the true value of circular economic interventions in socio-ecological conservation, shaped through sustainable human interactions with nature. This multilevel study of conservation science serves an interdisciplinary academia, consistent with conventions on climate change, bio-diversity and sustainable development, to establish links between conservation priorities and development objectives. Herein, Bio-rights is introduced as a 'design approach' for production linked sustainable development, supplemented with case studies from the east.

Wie lange liefert die Sonne genug Energie für unsere wachsende Bevölkerung?Reichen unsere Dächer aus, um genügend Solarstrom zu erzeugen?Stellen Pflanzen und Algen genug Nahrung und Sauerstoff für alle Lebewesen bereit?Millionen Menschen hungern. Strom ist für Milliarden Menschen ein Traum oder zumindest ein Luxusgut. Dieses Buch diskutiert mit Hilfe verständlich dargestellter Physik, wie weit es zu wenig Ressourcen gibt und wie weit es schlicht ein Problem der Verteilung ist.Das Buch ist gleichermaßen geeignet für Interessierte wie für Personen mit physikalischer Ausbildung. Zahlreiche Vergleiche und Erklärungen zeichnen ein anschauliches Bild, welches durch viele Abschätzungen und physikalische Details ergänzt wird.

This book presents high-quality cases on the actions carried out by companies to minimize the social and environmental impact of the products (goods and services) they launch on the market. It also highlights the education campaigns that promote behavioral changes and new sustainable lifestyles that have been developed by all kinds of organizations (Public Administration, NGOs, and businesses), mainly from Corporate Social Responsibility, Social Marketing, and Behavioral Economics perspectives. International cases help students learn how management and corporate strategy, and the appropriate marketing strategies, can be designed with an aim to achieve responsible consumption and create sustainable lifestyles.

Die von der internationalen Gemeinschaft nach dem Übereinkommen von Paris geplanten Schritte sind völlig unzureichend, um die Gesundheit und sogar das Überleben der Menschheit zu sichern. Auch wenn wir das Ziel der Netto-Null-Emissionen erreicht haben, verbleibt eine Billion Tonnen überschüssiges CO2 in der Atmosphäre und die Klimakatastrophe entwickelt sich deswegen weiter.Peter Fiekowsky stellt sich aus diesem Grund das Ziel, zusätzlich zu der Umstellung auf die erneuerbaren Energien die CO2-Werte wiederherzustellen, in denen die Menschheit über Jahrtausende nachweislich überlebt und gediehen ist. Die gute Nachricht ist, dass diese Aufgabe zwar enorm und technisch anspruchsvoll, aber durchaus machbar ist. Wissenschaftler und Ingenieure haben vier wichtige Technologien zur Entfernung und dauerhaften Speicherung von Treibhausgasen entwickelt: Wiederherstellung von Meeresweiden, Herstellung von synthetischem Kalkstein, Permakultur mit Meeresalgen und Methanoxidation. Sie alle ahmen die natürlichen Prozesse in der Natur nach: Die Natur hat nämlich in der Vergangenheit bereits wiederholt eine Billion Tonnen CO2 aus der Atmosphäre entfernt.Fiekowsky zeigt, dass diese Technologien sicher und praktikabel sind und, was noch bemerkenswerter ist, dass sie nur wenig staatliche Mittel benötigen, da sie weitgehend über die bestehenden Märkte finanziert werden können. Aus diesem Grund sind sie ein vielversprechender Weg, um das gesunde Klima auf der Erde wiederherzustellen.In Angesicht der globalen Klimakrise ist es an der Zeit, ernsthafte Gespräche darüber zu führen, was wirklich nötig ist, um eine gesunde Zukunft für die Menschheit zu schaffen. "Wiederherstellung des Klimas" beschreibt konkrete Maßnahmen, die wir ergreifen müssen, um einen lebenswerten Planeten zu erhalten.

Begin your journey toward sustainability and a greener future with these simple steps.There are grave environmental issues plaguing our world, from pollution to climate change. These global crises can often leave us feeling powerless, questioning: "How can one person make a real impact?"Drawing from his personal experiences of growing up in a town marred by toxic waste, and his professional journey in the plastic bag manufacturing industry, sustainability expert Trent Romer demystifies the concept of sustainability and how you can make choices that shape our planet's future.Follow his story as he takes you to locations of stark environmental degradation-four Superfund sites that represent the grim reality for 22% of Americans living within three miles of such areas-and contrasts them with places of unspoiled nature like Yosemite National Park, Rachel Carson's ME Wildlife Preserve, Acadia National Park, and the Cape Cod National Seashore. The answers to our sustainability issues reside in these contrasting environments.You'll discover:How to be an environmentalist and small actions that can make a real difference.The bandits that rob us of motivation and how to overcome each one.20 inspiring statements to define your sustainable development goals.Practical ways to use social influence to increase eco-awareness.What a Superfund site truly is and how we can glean wisdom from them. Whether you are a seasoned green advocate, a naturalist just starting out on your journey, or simply someone who wants to make a difference, This Is Our Home will inspire and empower you to take action and create a better world for future generations. Grab your copy today!