Author: Antonio José Guerrero Lucendo Publisher: Universidad Miguel Hernández ISBN: 8418177519 Category : Science Languages : es Pages : 43
Book Description
Las universidades, que pueden considerarse como pequeñas ciudades que contribuyen a la sostenibilidad a través de su educación, investigación, el funcionamiento de su propio patrimonio y su relación con la sociedad (Cortese, 2003; Gomera et al., 2021; Gu et al., 2019), desempeñan un importante papel en la sostenibilidad medioambiental a través de la lucha contra el cambio climático (E. C. Cordero et al., 2020). En este sentido, están empezando a abordar los problemas climáticos a través de políticas de reducción de carbono (Robinson et al., 2018). La huella de carbono puede ser un buen indicador de desempeño ambiental universitario si se evalúa e interpreta adecuadamente, por lo que suele ser el indicador clave de desempeño comúnmente utilizado para evaluar los impactos ambientales relacionados con el cambio climático (A. J. Guerrero-Lucendo, 2023; Lo-Iacono-Ferreira et al., 2018). Por ello, algunos autores consideran que la evaluación del cálculo de la huella de carbono en las universidades debería de ser uno de los pasos iniciales hacia la sostenibilidad ambiental del campus (Ridhosari & Rahman, 2020; Valls-Val & Bovea, 2021), y el informe de la huella de carbono el inicio de las prácticas educativas sostenibles (Kulkarni, 2019). Aunque no existen referencias relevantes que evidencien el uso de la huella de carbono como indicador de desempeño ambiental en las universidades (Lo-Iacono-Ferreira et al., 2018), la medición de la huella de carbono en estas organizaciones está ampliamente registrada. En la literatura podemos encontrar algunos estudios centrados en la comparación de las huellas de carbono de diferentes universidades, pero asociadas a regiones geográficas concretas (A. J. Guerrero-Lucendo, 2023; Valls-Val & Bovea, 2021), como Bailey & LaPoint (2016), que compararon las huellas de carbono de nueve universidades situadas en Texas (EE.UU.) o Robinson et al. (2015) con 20 universidades del Reino Unido. A nivel español, existen varias publicaciones de artículos sobre las huellas de carbono en los campus universitarios en los últimos años, como la Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (Lo-Iacono-Ferreira et al., 2018), la Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Montes de la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Alvarez et al., 2014), la Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha (Gomez et al., 2016), la Universidad del País Vasco (Rodríguez Andara et al., 2020), la Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche (A. Guerrero-Lucendo et al., 2019) y la Universidad Jaime I (Valls-Val & Bovea, 2022). Como referencia en cuanto a revisión comparativa de las huellas de carbono de las universidades españolas se dispone de un mapeo general del desempeño ambiental en la mitigación del cambio climático de las universidades españolas a través de una herramienta estandarizada de cálculo de la huella de carbono (A. Guerrero-Lucendo et al., 2022). En este estudio, se obtuvieron 77 huellas de carbono para el periodo 2011-2020 de 14 universidades españolas a través del Registro Español de Huellas de Carbono. Los valores de las huellas se analizaron junto con diferentes variables y se recalcularon utilizando ratios de actividad estandarizados. Aunque se observó una disminución global de la huella de carbono total (72,7%), las emisiones directas de gases de efecto invernadero (Alcance 1) se mantenían estables, mientras que la disminución se debía a la reducción de las emisiones causadas por el consumo de electricidad (Alcance 2) a través de empresas proveedoras de electricidad, que garantizan que la energía suministrada se genera a partir de fuentes renovables o de cogeneración (A. Guerrero-Lucendo et al., 2022).
Author: Commission for Environmental Cooperation (Montréal, Québec). Secretariat Publisher: ISBN: Category : Agriculture Languages : en Pages : 240
Book Description
The North American Mosaic has four overarching features. First, it is, to the extent feasible, based on comparable information on the status and trends of major indicators of the state of the environment in Canada,Mexico, and the United States. Second, the report confirms that these three countries together make up an incredibly complex, dynamic, and interconnected ecosystem in which humans play a dominant and decisive role. Third, the report raises important and sometimes disquieting questions concerning the sustainability of some current trends. Finally, the report is a reminder that our economic, social, and physical well-being are utterly dependent on the life-sustaining services provided by nature. This report emphasizes the importance of developing mutually compatible economic, social, and environmental goals and policies across the three-country region.
Author: Manuel González de Molina Publisher: Springer ISBN: 3319063588 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 368
Book Description
Over this last decade, the concept of Social Metabolism has gained prestige as a theoretical instrument for the required analysis, to such an extent that there are now dozens of researchers, hundreds of articles and several books that have adopted and use this concept. However, there is a great deal of variety in terms of definitions and interpretations, as well as different methodologies around this concept, which prevents the consolidation of a unified field of new knowledge. The fundamental aim of the book is to conduct a review of the past and present usage of the concept of social metabolism, its origins and history, as well as the main currents or schools that exist around this concept. At the same time, the reviews and discussions included are used by the authors as starting points to draw conclusions and propose a theory of socio-ecological transformations. The theoretical and methodological innovations of this book include a distinction of two types of metabolic processes: tangible and intangible; the analysis of the social metabolism at different scales (in space and time) and a theory of socio-ecological change overcoming the merely “systemic” or “cybernetic” nature of conventional approaches, giving special protagonism to collective action.
Author: Peter Hall Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell ISBN: 9780631199434 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 502
Book Description
Cities of Tomorrow is a critical history of planning in theory and practice in the twentieth century, as well as of the social and economic problems and opportunities that gave rise to it. Trenchant, perceptive, global in coverage, this book is an unrivalled account of its crucial subject. The third edition of Cities of Tomorrow is comprehensively revised to take account of abundant new literature published since its original appearance, and to view the 1990s in historical perspective. This is the definitive edition, reviewing the development of the modern planning movement over the entire span of the twentieth century.
Author: Michael Bothe Publisher: Eleven International Publishing ISBN: 9077596054 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 458
Book Description
This book presents the research results of an interdisciplinary study on climate change policies by the Enforcing Environmental Policy (EEP) Network, a project supported by the Human Dimension Potential Programme. Contributions are from highly qualified economic and legal specialists based at research institutes across Europe. The book gives answers to several questions related to the implementation of the international rules on climate change, most notably the Kyoto Protocol. It analyses ways and means to facilitate and encourage compliance with the objectives of the Kyoto Protocol. It is addressed to policy-makers, academics, business-sector and stakeholders throughout and outside Europe. Due to its interdisciplinary approach, this work is a distinctive and unique product compared to the existing literature on the subject. The effective implementation of climate protection and clean air policy requires an understanding of the political, legal and economic structures and constraints facing policy makers - and this is exactly what this book offers.
Author: Publisher: ISBN: Category : Cities and towns Languages : en Pages : 196
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"With 80% of its population living in cities, Latin America and the Caribbean is the most urbanized region on the planet. Located here are some of the largest and bes-known cities, like Mexico City, São Paulo, Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, Bogota, Lima and Santiago. The region also boasts hundreds of smaller cities that stand out because of their dynamism and creativity. This edition of State of Latin American and Caribbean cities presents teh current situation of the region's urban world, including the demographic, economic, social, environmental, urban and institutional conditions in which cities are developing." -- p.4 of cover.
Author: Antonio José Guerrero Lucendo
Author: Commission for Environmental Cooperation (Montréal, Québec). Secretariat
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