Tag: Environment & Sustainability
100 Articles
- Society & Culture
African Environmental Philosophy, Injustice, and Policy
African Environmental Philosophy and Environmental Protection Until recently, there were no printed works on African environmental ethics and philosophy. To date, very limited…
February 16, 2022
- Science & Technology
Turning the Tide on Global Mangrove Forest Loss
Mangrove forests are an iconic ecosystem covering 13.7 million hectares of coastlines in the tropics, subtropics, and warm temperate regions. Hundreds of millions of people rely…
January 24, 2022
- Science & Technology
Letting the Team Down? Considering Australia’s Approach to Climate Policy after Glasgow
Introduction This past November, the United Kingdom hosted the COP26 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, precipitating a surge in momentum toward global climate…
January 10, 2022
- Science & Technology
PART II: Climate Change, Land Use Change, and Mountain Disasters
Development Amid Hazards What you don’t know about mountain hazards may kill you. Accurate hazard mapping and assessment can avoid overly risky construction, thereby saving…
September 1, 2021
- Science & Technology
From Fast to Slow: How to Construct a Better Balance in the Fashion System
The fashion system needs a new paradigm. While fast fashion has achieved international success from a business perspective, the industry’s supply chain and consumption has…
August 30, 2021
- Science & Technology
PART I: Climate Change, Land Use Change, and Mountain Disasters
Part I. Shifting Mountain Hazards and Early Warning With their difficult terrain, climate, and tectonic activity, mountain regions pose challenges to transportation, resource…
August 23, 2021
- Business & Economics
Intersecting Interests and Coincidental Compatibility: How China, the EU, and the United States Can Coordinate Their Push for Globalizing Green Finance
As a key component of meeting the Paris Agreement, green finance has been a vital issue in climate change mitigation after China initiated a G20 working group in 2016. Since, …
July 15, 2021
- Business & Economics
COVID-19: An Accelerator for Sustainable and Smart Urban Transitions?
A Turning Point for Sustainable and Smart Urban Transitions? The COVID-19 pandemic has caused widespread and tragic destruction in terms of human lives, and, through efforts to…
July 14, 2021
- Science & Technology
Promises and Pitfalls: China’s Financing of the Atewa Bauxite Mining Project in Ghana
President Xi Jinping has touted China’s recently unveiled Five-Year Plan as his country’s pursuit of ‘ecological civilization,’ a vision of promoting environmental…
July 11, 2021
- Business & Economics
Degrowth: Less Resource Use for More Wellbeing and Resilience
Broad consensus that the survival of human societies depends on reducing harmful environmental impacts would suggest widespread movement toward degrowth objectives, yet…
May 9, 2021