Sustainable Resource Management: Modern Approaches and Contexts

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	Sustainable Resource Management: Modern Approaches and Contexts
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	Contributors
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	Editors' biography
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	Preface
1---Evolution-of-the-concept-of-sustainability--From-B_2021_Sustainable-Reso
	1. Evolution of the concept of sustainability. From Brundtland Report to sustainable development goals
		1. Introduction
		2. The concept of sustainable development
		3. The definition of sustainable development
		4. The trend of sustainable development
		5. The evolution of sustainable development concept
		6. Indicator development
		7. Environmental sustainability
			7.1 Social sustainability
			7.2 Economic sustainable development
			7.3 Context of sustainable development goals
			7.4 Key Millennium Development Goal achievements
		8. Sustainable development goals
			8.1 Goal 1. End poverty everywhere in all of its forms
			8.2 Goal 2. End hunger, achieve food security, improve nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture
			8.3 Goal 3. Ensure healthy lives and promote welfare for all people
			8.4 Goal 4. Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
			8.5 Goal 5. Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
			8.6 Goal 6. Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
			8.7 Goal 7. Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
			8.8 Goal 8. Promote sustained, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment, and decent work for all
			8.9 Goal 9. Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization, and foster innovation
			8.10 Goal 10. Reduce inequality within and among countries
			8.11 Goal 11. Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable
			8.12 Goal 12. Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
			8.13 Goal 13. Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
			8.14 Goal 14. Conserve and sustainably use oceans, seas, and marine resources for sustainable development
			8.15 Goal 15. Protect, restore, and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desert ...
			8.16 Goal 16. Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all, and build ...
			8.17 Goal 17. Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development
				8.17.1 Finance
				8.17.2 Technology
				8.17.3 Capacity-building
				8.17.4 Trade
				8.17.5 Systemic issues
			8.18 Sustainable development goals and targets 2030
		9. Conclusions
		References
		Further reading
2---Areas-of-sustainability--environment--econo_2021_Sustainable-Resource-Ma
	2. Areas of sustainability: environment, economy, and society
		1. Areas of sustainability: environment, economy, and society
			1.1 Pillars of social responsibility—social, economic, and environmental
				1.1.1 Social pillar
				1.1.2 Economic pillar
				1.1.3 Environmental pillar
				1.1.4 Corporate philanthropy
			1.2 Interconnections between economic growth, energy consumption, social welfare, and sustainable quality of life
			1.3 Limitations of stable economic growth
				1.3.1 Growth and the rules of arithmetic
				1.3.2 Stable growth in a confined space
				1.3.3 Economic growth, increase in population, and energy resources consumption increase
				1.3.4 Natural and environmental limitations of economic growth
					1.3.4.1 European criteria for sustainable forest management
				1.3.5 Change of climate conditions—global warming
		2. Conclusion
		References
		Further reading
3---Evolution-and-trends-of-sustainable-appr_2021_Sustainable-Resource-Manag
	3. Evolution and trends of sustainable approaches
		1. Introduction
		2. Emergence of sustainable development
		3. Approaches to sustainability assessment: sustainability indicators and assessment based on life cycles
			3.1 Sustainability assessment and indicators
			3.2 Sustainability assessment approach based on life cycles (LCSA)
				3.2.1 Life cycle assessment
				3.2.2 Social life cycle assessment
				3.2.3 Life cycle costing
		4. Approaches to sustainable solutions
			4.1 Products, services, and technology
			4.2 Sustainable business models
				4.2.1 Product-service system
				4.2.2 Circular economy
				4.2.3 Industrial symbiosis
		5. Conclusions
		References
4---Modern-age-of-sustainability--supply-chain-r_2021_Sustainable-Resource-M
	4. Modern age of sustainability: supply chain resource management
		1. Introduction
		2. Sustainable supply chain management
		3. Practices for a greener and more sustainable supply chain
			3.1 Design for sustainability
			3.2 Eco-efficiency
			3.3 Eco-design
			3.4 Green purchasing
			3.5 Reverse logistics
		4. Sustainability evaluation methods
			4.1 Full LCA
			4.2 Direct life cycle assessment
			4.3 Streamlined life cycle assessment
			4.4 Environmental labeling
		5. Conclusions
		References
		Other references of interest
5---Sustainable-management-of-agricultural-resources_2021_Sustainable-Resour
	5. Sustainable management of agricultural resources (agricultural crops and animals)
		1. Introduction
		2. Sustainable management of agrobiodiversity
			2.1 Biodiversity
			2.2 Agrobiodiversity
				2.2.1 Genetic agrobiodiversity
				2.2.2 Specific agrobiodiversity
				2.2.3 Ecosystem agrobiodiversity
				2.2.4 Landscape agrobiogeodiversity
				2.2.5 Loss of agrobiodiversity
				2.2.6 Conservation of agrobiodiversity
		3. Sustainable management of agricultural species
			3.1 Agricultural plants (Crops)
			3.2 Agricultural animals
				3.2.1 Livestock biodiversity
		4. Sustainable management of agroecosystems
			4.1 Agroecology
			4.2 Agroecosystems services
				4.2.1 Agricultural crop services
				4.2.2 Agricultural animals services
			4.3 Agroecosystem health
			4.4 Agroecosystems conservation
		5. Sustainable management of agricultural landscapes
			5.1 Agricultural landscape ecology
			5.2 Sustainable management of agricultural landscapes
				5.2.1 Agrolandscape services
				5.2.2 Sustainable landscape management
		6. Sustainable agriculture
			6.1 Sustainable management of agricultural resources (sustainable management of crop and animal production)
				6.1.1 Alternative agriculture
				6.1.2 Intensive agriculture
				6.1.3 Biodynamic agriculture
				6.1.4 Ecological agriculture
				6.1.5 Conservation agriculture
				6.1.6 Organic agriculture
				6.1.7 Permanent agriculture (permaculture)
				6.1.8 Regenerative agriculture
				6.1.9 Climate-smart agriculture
		7. Sustainable rural development
			7.1 Sustainable rural systems
				7.1.1 Guidelines for sustainable rural systems
				7.1.2 Sustainable crop production
					7.1.2.1 Assessment and implementation of sustainable crop production
					7.1.2.2 Sustainable crop production intensification
					7.1.2.3 Sustainable crop production techniques
					7.1.2.4 Sustainable management of crop nutrients
				7.1.3 Sustainable animal production
					7.1.3.1 Global agenda for sustainable livestock
					7.1.3.2 Integrated crop-livestock production
			7.2 Sustainable intensification of rural systems
				7.2.1 Sustainable intensification of crop and animal production
					7.2.1.1 Farming practices for sustainable intensification
		8. Conclusions
			8.1 The State of Food and Agriculture
			8.2 The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World
			8.3 Industrialized agriculture
			8.4 Holistic agriculture
			8.5 Agrobiodiversity
			8.6 Agroecosystems and Agrolandscapes
			8.7 Sustainable agriculture
			8.8 Sustainable rural systems
			8.9 Landscape approaches for climate-smart agriculture
		9. Metascientific approach to sustainable management of agricultural resources
		10. Covid-19 pandemic impacts on agriculture, food security and nutrition
			10.1 COVID-19 pandemic
			10.2 COVID-19 pandemic impact on food and agriculture
			10.3 COVID-19 pandemic development and solutions
				The FAO COVID-19 Response and Recovery Programme
		Acknowledgment
		References
		Internet links
6---Sustainable-water-resources_2021_Sustainable-Resource-Management
	6. Sustainable water resources
		1. Introduction
		2. Water resource management system
		3. Water resource management: an integrated approach
			3.1 Historical background
			3.2 Review of water resource management frameworks
			3.3 Key issues for sustainable water management
		4. Interventions of modern computation techniques for sustainable water management
			4.1 Decision-making model approach
			4.2 Agent-Based Modeling
			4.3 Machine learning approach
		5. Concluding remarks
		References
		Further reading
7---Minerals-and-metal-Industry-in-the-global-scenar_2021_Sustainable-Resour
	7. Minerals and metal Industry in the global scenario and environmental sustainability
		1. Introduction
		2. The vision of this study
		3. The vast scientific doctrine of environmental sustainability
		4. Sustainable resource management, integrated water resource management, and the vast vision for the future
		5. Today’s mineral and metal industry and the needs of environmental sustainability
		6. Recent scientific advancements in the field of environmental sustainability
		7. Recent scientific prowess and research endeavor in the field of environmental sustainability, wastewater treatment, and min ...
		8. Industrial wastewater treatment and mineral and metal industry
		9. Heavy metal and arsenic groundwater remediation and the future of mineral and metal industry
		10. Future scientific recommendations and the future flow of scientific thoughts
		11. Conclusion, summary, and scientific perspectives
		References
8---Sustainable-land-use-and-management_2021_Sustainable-Resource-Management
	8. Sustainable land use and management
		1. Introduction
		2. Land uses and changes
		3. Impacts of land use changes
		4. Sustainable land management
		5. Sustainable land management practices
		6. Barriers to sustainable management
		7. Future lines of research
		8. Conclusions
		Acknowledgments
		References
9---Solid-wastes--alternative-materials-for-cementi_2021_Sustainable-Resourc
	9. Solid wastes: alternative materials for cementitious composites production
		1. Introduction
		2. Wastes used in cementitious composites
			2.1 Industrial solid wastes
				2.1.1 Fly ash
				2.1.2 Slag
				2.1.3 Mine tailings
			2.2 Agricultural solid wastes
				2.2.1 Rice husk ash
				2.2.2 Wheat straw ash
		3. Construction and demolition solid wastes
			3.1 Bricks
			3.2 Ceramics
			3.3 Concrete
		4. Conclusions
		Acknowledgments
		References
		Related websites
10---Comprehensive-management-of-natural-resource_2021_Sustainable-Resource-
	10. Comprehensive management of natural resources: a holistic vision
		1. Introduction
		2. Natural resources
			2.1 Management of natural resources
			2.2 Rational management of natural resources
			2.3 Irrational management of natural resources
			2.4 Material flows and their use
			2.5 Management of natural resources in the context of EU environmental policy
		3. Summary
		References
		Further reading
11---Shades-of-green--HOPF-for-standardized-environ_2021_Sustainable-Resourc
	11. Shades of green: HOPF for standardized environmental performance indicators
		1. Introduction
			1.1 Background and motivation
			1.2 Definitions and terminology
		2. Review
			2.1 The field of sustainability reporting
				2.1.1 ESG ratings
				2.1.2 Sustainability reporting
			2.2 Environmental performance indicators in research
			2.3 Gaps in sustainability performance measurement research
		3. Methodology
			3.1 Research objectives
			3.2 Research model
			3.3 Research design
		4. Data
			4.1 GRI
			4.2 SASB
			4.3 UNEMA
			4.4 SEEA CF
			4.5 EEA indicators
			4.6 EW-MFA
			4.7 YEPI
		5. Results
			5.1 HOPF as a structural framework
			5.2 Generic EPIs as the building blocks
			5.3 Toward EPM standardization
		6. Implications
		7. Conclusions and future research
		Appendix 1: Environmental costs estimated in Puma EP&L
		Appendix 2: GRI environmental disclosures (with adapted disclosures highlighted in gray)
		Appendix 3: SASB environmental issue categories
		Appendix 4: GRI versus SASB
		Appendix 5: Generic environmental performance indicators
		References
12---Social-indicators-of-sustainable-resource_2021_Sustainable-Resource-Man
	12. Social indicators of sustainable resource management
		1. Introduction
		2. Measuring sustainability
			2.1 First-generation systems
			2.2 Second-generation systems
			2.3 Third-generation indicators
		3. How can the social dimension be measured?
			3.1 Interpretation of social sustainability criteria
		4. Iuuses and problems inherent in social indicators
		5. Conclusions
		References
13---Economic-indicators-of-sustainable-resour_2021_Sustainable-Resource-Man
	13. Economic indicators of sustainable resource management
		1. Introduction
		2. Economic indicators of sustainable resource management
			2.1 Resource demand and supply: ecological footprint and biocapacity
			2.2 Green net national product
			2.3 Adjusted net savings or genuine savings
			2.4 Total wealth per capita
			2.5 Index of sustainable economic welfare
			2.6 Genuine progress indicator
			2.7 Natural heritage accounts
			2.8 Environmental sustainability index
		3. Criticism of monetary sustainability indicators
		4. Conclusions
		References
		Interesting web links
14---Indicators-of-sustainability_2021_Sustainable-Resource-Management
	14. Indicators of sustainability
		1. Introduction
		2. Concept of sustainable development
		3. Indicator development
		4. Environmental sustainability
		5. Sustainable agriculture
		6. Benefits of sustainable agriculture
		7. Social sustainability
		8. Economic sustainable development
		9. Income and wealth distribution
		References
		Important websites
15---To-measure-the-performance-of-sustainable-f_2021_Sustainable-Resource-M
	15. To measure the performance of sustainable food supply chain
		1. Introduction
			1.1 Objective
		2. The background theory
			2.1 Sustainable food supply chain
			2.2 Technology used
			2.3 Issues and challenges
			2.4 Gap identification
		3. Research methodology and model building
		4. Result analysis
		5. Discussion and conclusion
		References
16---Sustainable-plastic-materials-managem_2021_Sustainable-Resource-Managem
	16. Sustainable plastic materials management
		1. Introduction
		2. Methodology
		3. Results and discussion
			3.1 General evolution on sustainable plastic materials management research
			3.2 Research in SPMM by subject area
			3.3 Most relevant journals in SPMM research
			3.4 Most relevant countries in SPMM research
			3.5 Most relevant institutions in SPMM research
			3.6 Most relevant authors in SPMM research
			3.7 Keywords analysis in SPMM research
		4. Conclusions
		Acknowledgments
		References
		Websites about topic
17---Innovation-for-new-resources-developm_2021_Sustainable-Resource-Managem
	17. Innovation for new resources development
		1. Introduction
		2. Hydrogen
			2.1 Hydrogen technologies
		3. Microalgae
		4. Biofuels
			4.1 First-generation biofuels
			4.2 Second-generation biofuels
			4.3 Biofuels third generation
		5. Heat pump ice storage
			5.1 Bloom Box
			5.2 Heat pump ice storage
		6. Biomaterials
		7. Nanotechnologies
		Summary
		References
		Further reading
18---Development-of-nanomaterials--valorization-of-met_2021_Sustainable-Reso
	18. Development of nanomaterials: valorization of metallic solid waste from copper-based components
		1. Introductory remark: on the origin of metal waste and scrap metals
		2. Major components of metal waste
			2.1 Metal recyclability
			2.2 Potential utilization of recycled metals for advanced technology
		3. Examples of recyclable metals and alloys
			3.1 Ferrous alloys
				3.1.1 Iron and steel alloys
				3.1.2 Source of iron waste
			3.2 Utilization of Fe-based solid waste materials for fabrication of nanocrystalline materials
				3.2.1 Production process and technologies
				3.2.2 Fabrication of bulk nanocrystalline Fe solid waste powders
				3.2.3 Physical characteristics: magnetic properties of nanocrystalline Fe powders
				3.2.4 Potential applications of nanocrystalline Fe-based SW materials
		4. Case studies of nonferrous alloys waste
			4.1 Utilization of Cu waste for preparations of metallic glassy alloys
				4.1.1 Introduction and work theme
				4.1.2 Copper-based nanoparticles and metallic glassy alloys
				4.1.3 SW copper
					4.1.3.1 Preparations of pure Cu bulk materials starting from Cu SW
					4.1.3.2 Preparations of Zr2Cu master and amorphous alloys starting from SW Cu and Zr materials
			4.2 Synthesizing of high-hydrogen storage nanomaterials starting from Mg waste
		5. Nanofluid fabrication from metallic waste and their potential applications
			5.1 Types of nanofluids
			5.2 Production approaches
			5.3 Thermophysical properties
			5.4 Potential applications
		References
		Further reading
19---Future-of-sustainability-and-resources-m_2021_Sustainable-Resource-Mana
	19. Future of sustainability and resources management
		1. Priorities of social responsibility—from social, economic, and environmental sustainability viewpoint
			1.1 Social responsibility in accordance with the requirements of the norm
			1.2 Key areas of social responsibility
			1.3 Governance and management
			1.4 Human rights
			1.5 Personnel management
			1.6 Living environment
			1.7 Correct behavior of the organization
			1.8 Consumer affairs
			1.9 Commitment to the organization (enterprise) and its development
		2. Sustainable development and growth
			2.1 Sustainable development—Agenda 2030
		3. Ecological growth
		4. Zero growth—economic stagnation
		5. Circular economy
		6. Low-carbon economy
		7. Implementation of social responsibility in the organization’s activities
			7.1 Notion of corporate social responsibility
		8. Industry and waste
		9. Sustainable scientific and technological progress and implementation of innovation technologies in energetics
		10. Implementation of innovation technologies and macroeconomic feedback
		11. Conclusion
		References
		Further reading
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