Mechanism Design for Sustainability: Techniques and Cases

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introduction to Mechanism Design for Sustainability....Pages 3-12
Front Matter....Pages 13-13
Multi-criteria Decision-Making: A Mechanism Design Technique for Sustainability....Pages 15-35
Mechanism Design for Allocation of Carbon Emission Reduction Units: A Study of Global Companies with Strategic Divisions and Partners....Pages 37-60
Six Sigma Methodology for the Environment Sustainable Development....Pages 61-76
Soft TQM for Sustainability: An Empirical Study on Indian Cement Industry and Its Impact on Organizational Performance....Pages 77-104
Front Matter....Pages 105-105
An Energy Optimization Framework for Sustainability Analysis: Inclusion of Behavioral Parameters as a Virtual Technology in Energy Optimization Models....Pages 107-120
Supply Chain Evolution for Sustainability-Focused Firms: Content Analysis towards Socially and Environmentally Friendliness....Pages 121-137
Community Participation Mechanism: A Study of Youth Voices in Conservation’s GreenLeaf Marketplace....Pages 139-170
The “Ecological” Stock: “A Financial Market Instrument for Global Scale Climate Change Mitigation”....Pages 171-190
Front Matter....Pages 191-191
The Sustainable Development of Trasimeno Lake....Pages 193-220
Sustainable Farm: A Case Study of a Small Farm from Pali, India....Pages 221-242
Sustainable City: A Case Study of Stormwater Management in Economically Developed Urban Catchments....Pages 243-263
Sustainable Software: A Study of Software Product Sustainable Development....Pages 265-281
Sustainability Policy: A Case Study of the Limits to Biofuel Sustainability....Pages 283-305
Back Matter....Pages 307-316