Global Sustainable Communities Handbook. Green Design Technologies and Economics

Content: 
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Preface, Page xiii, Woodrow W. Clark II
List of Contributors, Pages xv-xvii, Eric Borden, D. Chiaroni, V. Chiesa, Woodrow W. Clark II, Attilio Coletta, Grant Cooke, M.K. Elahee, Khalil Elahee, F. Frattini, Tali Hatuka, Simon Hayhoe, Namrita S. Heyden, Lixuan Hong, Naved Jafry, Rasmus Lund Jensen, A.J. Jin, Michael “Hakeem” D. Johnson, Natalija Lepkova, Xing Li, Kartik Sameer Madiraju, Craig Morris,  et al.
Overview, Pages xix-xxiii, Woodrow W. Clark II
Chapter 1 - Introduction, Pages 1-12, Woodrow W. Clark II
Chapter 2 - The Green Industrial Revolution, Pages 13-39, Woodrow W. Clark II, Grant Cooke
Chapter 3 - Public Policy and Leadership: Infrastructures and Integration, Pages 41-51, Michael “Hakeem” D. Johnson
Chapter 4 - China: Resource Assessment of Offshore Wind Potential, Pages 53-77, Lixuan Hong
Chapter 5 - Sustainable Planning of Open Urban Areas in Developing Countries: A Lesson from a Case Study in Tel Aviv, Israel, Pages 79-92, Tali Hatuka, Hadas Saaroni
Chapter 6 - India: Issues for Sustainable Growth/Innovation for Sustainability, Pages 93-104, Namrita S. Heyden
Chapter 7 - Germany’s Energiewende: Community-Driven Since the 1970s, Pages 105-113, Craig Morris
Chapter 8 - Multidisciplinary Integrated Development, Pages 115-123, M.K. Elahee
Chapter 9 - Think Globally, Act Locally, and Plan Nationally An Evaluation of Sustainable Development in Indonesia at National, Regional, and Local Levels, Pages 125-215, Lacey M. Raak
Chapter 10 - Financial Investments for Zero Energy Houses: The Case of Near-Zero Energy Buildings, Pages 217-253, Natalija Lepkova, Domantas Zubka, Rasmus Lund Jensen
Chapter 11 - The Canadian Context: Energy, Pages 255-291, Kartik Sameer Madiraju
Chapter 12 - Energy Management in a Small-Island Developing Economy: The Case of Mauritius, Pages 293-303, Khalil Elahee
Chapter 13 - Energy System of the Baltic States and its Development, Pages 305-345, Jurate Sliogeriene
Chapter 14 - Renewable Energy Generation: Incentives Matter: A Comparison Between Italy and Other European Countries, Pages 347-367, D. Chiaroni, V. Chiesa, F. Frattini
Chapter 15 - Germany’s Energiewende, Pages 369-386, Eric Borden, Joel Stonington
Chapter 16 - Educational Programs for Sustainable Societies Using Cross-Cultural Management Method: A Case Study from Serbia, Pages 387-404, Jane Paunković
Chapter 17 - Business Ventures and Financial Sector in the United Arab Emirates, Pages 405-449, Robert Ruminski
Chapter 18 - Development of a Sustainable Disabled Population in Countries of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, Pages 451-468, Simon Hayhoe
Chapter 19 - Political–Economic Governance of Renewable Energy Systems: The Key to Creating Sustainable Communities, Pages 469-494, Woodrow W. Clark II, Xing Li
Chapter 20 - Sustainable Agriculture: The Food Chain, Pages 495-506, Attilio Coletta
Chapter 21 - Development Partnership of Renewable Energies Technology and Smart Grid in China, Pages 507-526, A.J. Jin, Wenbo Peng
Chapter 22 - The Regenerative Community Régénérer: A Haitian Model and Process Toward a Sustainable, Self-Renewing Economy, Pages 527-538, Carl Welty
Chapter 23 - Microcities, Pages 539-558, Naved Jafry, Garson Silvers
Chapter 24 - Conclusion, Pages 559-571, Woodrow W. Clark II
Index, Pages 573-584