| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 215 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
The Gulf Research Center book series at Gerlach Press
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Gulf Research Center book series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Introduction / David Bryde, Yusra Mouzughi and Turki Faisal Al Rasheed -- Transitioning toward sustainable consumption and production: opportunities and challenges in the Gulf Cooperation Council / Kassem El-Saddik -- In search of sustainable development: economic, environmental and social achievements and challenges facing the United Arab Emirates / Mhamed Biygautane and Justin Dargin -- Environmental performance and public governance in the Gulf countries: the emergence of strategic-state capabilities / Paul Joyce -- Addressing sustainable development challenges in the Gulf Cooperation Council: imperatives of, and a framework for environmental governance / Jerry Kolo -- Contribution of the private sector towards inclusive and sustainable growth in the Gulf region / Yousuf Hamad Al-Balushi -- Awareness-DRM-axis: suggested approach for sustainable development in the Gulf / Nilly Kamal Elamir -- Advancing sustainable development in Bahrain through the triangulation approach / Latifa Al-Khalifa -- The growing thirst of the United Arab Emirates: water security stresses that challenge development / Rachael McDonnell -- Food-water and food supply chains: a cornerstone of sustainable development in the Gulf Cooperation Council / John Anthony Allan, Mark Mulligan and Martin Keulertz -- The use of participatory methods & simulation tools to understand the complexity of rural food security / Samantha Dobbie, James G. Dyke and Kate Schrekenberg -- Gulf Cooperation Council initiatives: towards a coherent integrated plan for utilising renewable solar energy / Mayami Abdulla. |
| Summary |
This volume surveys the increasing challenges facing the Arab Gulf states in terms of sustainable consumption and production. Topics include:_x000B_- Environmental sustainability: waste, recycling, water, energy, renewables, and pollution_x000B_- Economic sustainability: employment, education, training and business engagement _x000B_- Social sustainability: equality and diversity, pollution, congestion, community participation_x000B_Includes contributions from specialists from the UAE, Bahrain, Lebanon, Egypt, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Morocco and Qatar as well as from the US and the UK._x000B_ |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Gulf Cooperation Council.
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Gulf Cooperation Council. |
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Sustainable development -- Persian Gulf Region.
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Sustainable development. |
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Persian Gulf Region. |
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Sustainable development -- Arab countries.
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Arab countries. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Bryde, David, editor.
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Mouzughi, Yusra, editor.
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Rashīd, Turkī ibn Fayṛal, 1954- editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Sustainable development challenges in the Arab states of the Gulf. Berlin, Germany : Gerlach Press, 2015 9783940924629 (DLC) 2015474379 (OCoLC)910092853 |
| ISBN |
9783940924636 (electronic book) |
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3940924636 (electronic book) |
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9783940924629 |
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3940924628 |
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