Tag: Sustainable

Critical Thinking in the Sustainable Rehabilitation and Risk Management of the Built Environment (2024)


Free Download Critical Thinking in the Sustainable Rehabilitation and Risk Management of the Built Environment: CRIT-RE-BUILT. Proceedings of the International Conference, Iași, Romania, November 7-9, 2019 by Ancuța Rotaru
English | PDF | 2021 | 603 Pages | ISBN : 3030611175 | 150 MB
This proceedings book presents contributions to the International Conference on Critical Thinking in the Sustainable Rehabilitation and Risk Management of the Built Environment – CRIT-RE-BUILT – held in Iași, Romania, November 7-9, 2019.

(more…)

Calcined Clays for Sustainable Concrete (2024)


Free Download Calcined Clays for Sustainable Concrete: Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Calcined Clays for Sustainable Concrete by Shashank Bishnoi
English | EPUB (True) | 2020 | 859 Pages | ISBN : 9811528055 | 113.2 MB
This volume comprises the proceedings of the Third International Conference on Calcined Clays for Sustainable Concrete held in New Delhi, India in October 2019. The papers cover topics related to geology of clay, hydration and performance of blended systems with calcined clays, alkali activated binders, and economic and environmental impacts of the use of calcined clays in cement-based materials. The book presents research on influence of processing on reactivity of calcined clays, influence of clay mineralogy on reactivity, geology of clay deposits, and the environmental impact of use of calcined clays in cement and concrete and field applications of calcined clay in concrete. Apart from giving an overview of the progress of research during the last two years, this work also covers the state-of-the art on the practical aspects of production and use of calcined clays in construction. The contents of this volume will prove useful to researchers and graduate students working in the areas of cement chemistry, cement production, and concrete design.

(more…)

Advancement of Science and Technology in Sustainable Manufacturing and Process Engineering


Free Download Advancement of Science and Technology in Sustainable Manufacturing and Process Engineering by Kibret Mequanint, Assefa Asmare Tsegaw, Zenamarkos Bantie Sendekie, Birhanu Kebede, Ephrem Yetbarek Gedilu
English | PDF EPUB (True) | 2023 (2024 Edition) | 334 Pages | ISBN : 3031411722 | 57 MB
This book presents current research on sustainable development issues and recent manufacturing and process engineering advances. Topics covered range from postharvest technologies to sustainable utilization of natural resources and supply chain integration to the design of renewable energy systems. The book provides researchers, engineers, industry professionals, graduate students, and practitioners with state-of-the-art research on the efforts being made toward sustainability in developing countries.

(more…)

Advanced Intelligent Systems for Sustainable Development (AI2SD’2020) Volume 1 (2024)


Free Download Advanced Intelligent Systems for Sustainable Development (AI2SD’2020): Volume 1 by Janusz Kacprzyk
English | EPUB | 2022 | 1173 Pages | ISBN : 3030906329 | 170.2 MB
This book publishes the best papers accepted and presented at the 3rd edition of the International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Systems for Sustainable Development Applied to Agriculture, Energy, Health, Environment, Industry, Education, Economy, and Security (AI2SD’2020).

(more…)

Yearbook of Sustainable Smart Mining and Energy 2022


Free Download Yearbook of Sustainable Smart Mining and Energy 2022: Technical, Economic and Legal Framework
English | 2024 | ISBN: 3031418727 | 295 Pages | PDF (True) | 14 MB
This book covers several aspects of the application of Sustainable Development Goals to mining related subjects. The included works range from methods to assess and implement sustainability to discussions of legal impacts and relations as well as technological developments and outlooks. First, the challenges and opportunities of clean energy transition in the African mining sector are described. With regard to the assessment of sustainable developments, this book includes the applications of the sieving method, the concept of thermodynamics and the United Nations Framework Classification to mining projects and case studies. The implementation of Sustainable Development Goals into academic project work and education of geo-engineers is covered as well. The legal topics contain discussions of corporate climate liabilities and extraterritorial legal responsibilities as well as an analysis of the impact of the German Federal Constitutional Court’s climate decision. Important mining aspects and technological developments like proactive water management, sustainable approaches to mine closure and implementation of ventilation on demand in underground mines are described. In addition, the state and potential of the Mongolian raw materials industry is covered. The Sustainable Smart Mining and Energy Yearbook is not only aimed at researchers and professionals, but at all who want to get an overview of current important technical and legal topics in this field.

(more…)

Tribology in Sustainable Manufacturing


Free Download Tribology in Sustainable Manufacturing
English | 2024 | ISBN: 1032426314 | 302 Pages | PDF (True) | 28 MB
Tribology in Sustainable Manufacturing compiles the fundamentals of friction in manufacturing processes and the application of tribology in advanced manufacturing. Covering topics such as 3D printing, green lubrication, laser sintering and Industry 4.0, the book enables cost-effective and environmentally friendly manufacturing processes.

(more…)

Sustainable Textile Chemical Processing


Free Download Sustainable Textile Chemical Processing
English | 2024 | ISBN: 1032629908 | 508 Pages | PDF (True) | 12 MB
This book covers different aspects of efforts being put in making the textile chemical processing sustainable. Right from understanding the importance of sustainability, it covers various approaches towards sustainable textile processing. Sustainability in this context makes us think proactively and introspect our business-as-usual practices for higher productivity, lower costs and more profits.

(more…)

Sustainable Management (2nd Edition)


Free Download Sustainable Management: Coping with the Dilemmas of Resource-Oriented Management
English | 2023 | ISBN: 3031457900 | 365 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 26 MB
In the second edition of this book, the concept of resource-based sustainability has once again been expanded to include further references to modern management theories. The author shows that overcoming the dilemmas that sustainability creates for companies and all organizations leads to more complex decisions that also require higher levels of awareness. The concept of sustainable leadership is closely related to the resource approach. Finally, readers will learn how to tell a compelling transformation narrative toward sustainability.

(more…)

Sustainable Lean Construction


Free Download Sustainable Lean Construction: Select Proceedings of ILCC 2022
English | 2024 | ISBN: 9819954541 | 514 Pages | PDF (True) | 20 MB
This book presents select proceedings of the Indian Lean Construction Conference (ILCC 2022) with adoption and implementation cases of lean concepts across Indian construction projects. The topics covered are lean culture and behavior, lean in sustainable and green technologies, lean supply chain management and offsite construction, lean in public sector, lean in modern construction techniques, etc. The book also discusses various properties and performance attributes of lean tools and techniques across various construction practices in infrastructure and real estate projects. The book is a valuable reference for researchers and construction professionals interested in Lean Construction.

(more…)

Sustainable International Business


Free Download Sustainable International Business: Smart Strategies for Business and Society
English | 2023 | ISBN: 3031437845 | 917 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 16 MB
This is a unique book that adopts a global approach to studying international business. It stimulates research and rethinking among scholars and practitioners to understand how businesses operate internationally into lucrative markets, and their role in sustainable business growth, glocal value creation, and economic development. It provides insights into how international firms, entrepreneurs, family businesses, and other stakeholders balance the act of value creation and conducting sustainable and ethical business. The book covers economic, social, and environmental dimensions of sustainability such as poverty alleviation through FDI and remittances, diversity and inclusion in management, and ethical governance to value creation for stakeholders and profit maximization through sustainable firm growth, entrepreneurial initiatives, and sustainable business models. It addresses capacity building and the grand challenges that international business needs to develop solutions for. The chapters offer multiple types of contributions including conceptual and theoretical works, literature reviews, and empirical (qualitative and quantitative) studies. The authors, and the topics included, provide a wide international representation and illustrate multi-layered sustainable business perspectives that cover developing, emerging, and developed country contexts as well as multiple directions of international business flows.

(more…)