Information Services for a Sustainable Society

Information Services for a Sustainable Society
Author: Madeleine C. Fombad
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 411
Release: 2023-07-24
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 3110772825

The publication seeks to establish how information professionals are providing information services in in a sustainable society in an era of information disorder. It also provides the strategic direction to strengthen the global voice of libraries, inspiring and enhancing professional practice as well as enhancing international cooperation and collaboration among LIS educators and practitioners. The contents is divided according to the following key sub-themes that resonate with the title as outlined below: Library and information services in the information age Data and records in an era of information disorder Archives, data curation and preservation in the digital era Data science, analytics and visualization Information ethics in the digital era Information deluge in the digital era Information and knowledge management Fourth Industrial revolution The highlighted themes explore critical issues relating to how libraries, archives and related institutions are responding to the seismic shifts in the information landscape amidst a myriad of challenges and opportunities. The sub-themes bring together a tapestry of articles that explore the status, experiences and future prospects of the dynamic library and information science practice.

The Power of the Periphery

The Power of the Periphery
Author: Peder Anker
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 303
Release: 2020-05-28
Genre: History
ISBN: 1108477569

Examines how Norway has positioned itself as an alternative, environmentally-sound nation in a world filled with tension and instability.

Information Services for a Sustainable Society

Information Services for a Sustainable Society
Author: Madeleine C. Fombad
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 380
Release: 2023-07-24
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 3110772752

The publication seeks to establish how information professionals are providing information services in in a sustainable society in an era of information disorder. It also provides the strategic direction to strengthen the global voice of libraries, inspiring and enhancing professional practice as well as enhancing international cooperation and collaboration among LIS educators and practitioners. The contents is divided according to the following key sub-themes that resonate with the title as outlined below: Library and information services in the information age Data and records in an era of information disorder Archives, data curation and preservation in the digital era Data science, analytics and visualization Information ethics in the digital era Information deluge in the digital era Information and knowledge management Fourth Industrial revolution The highlighted themes explore critical issues relating to how libraries, archives and related institutions are responding to the seismic shifts in the information landscape amidst a myriad of challenges and opportunities. The sub-themes bring together a tapestry of articles that explore the status, experiences and future prospects of the dynamic library and information science practice.

Internet of Things for Sustainable Community Development

Internet of Things for Sustainable Community Development
Author: Abdul Salam
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 347
Release: 2019-12-28
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3030352919

This book covers how Internet of Things (IoT) has a role in shaping the future of our communities. The author shows how the research and education ecosystem promoting impactful solutions-oriented science can help citizenry, government, industry, and other stakeholders to work collaboratively in order to make informed, socially-responsible, science-based decisions. Accordingly, he shows how communities can address complex, interconnected socio-environmental challenges. This book addresses the key inter-related challenges in areas such as the environment, climate change, mining, energy, agro-economic, water, and forestry that are limiting the development of a sustainable and resilient society -- each of these challenges are tied back to IoT based solutions. Presents research into sustainable IoT with respect to wireless communications, sensing, and systems Provides coverage of IoT technologies in sustainability, health, agriculture, climate change, mining, energy, water management, and forestry Relevant for academics, researchers, policy makers, city planners and managers, technicians, and industry professionals in IoT and sustainability

Building a Sustainable Society

Building a Sustainable Society
Author: Lester Russell Brown
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1981
Genre: Economic policy
ISBN: 9780393300277

Brown argues that, as with the ancient Mayans, escalating world food demands are leading to topsoil losses that are eroding the foundation of present civilization. Deforestation, overgrazing and overfishing are shrinking the economy's resource base, leading to the biological equivalent of deficit financing. Unremitting inflation indicates that the transition to a sustainable society is behind schedule. Yet Brown finds reason for hope, China has recently halved its population growth rate and U.S. oil imports were cut by a third in two years. There are exciting signs of a shift to renewable energy, endowing the economy with permanence. Unlike the Mayans, today's societies know the course corrections needed to put it on a sustainable path.

Methods in Sustainability Science

Methods in Sustainability Science
Author: Jingzheng Ren
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 446
Release: 2021-08-05
Genre: Science
ISBN: 012824240X

Methods in Sustainability Science: Assessment, Prioritization, Improvement, Design and Optimization presents cutting edge, detailed methodologies needed to create sustainable growth in any field or industry, including life cycle assessments, building design, and energy systems. The book utilized a systematic structured approach to each of the methodologies described in an interdisciplinary way to ensure the methodologies are applicable in the real world, including case studies to demonstrate the methods. The chapters are written by a global team of authors in a variety of sustainability related fields. Methods in Sustainability Science: Assessment, Prioritization, Improvement, Design and Optimization will provide academics, researchers and practitioners in sustainability, especially environmental science and environmental engineering, with the most recent methodologies needed to maintain a sustainable future. It is also a necessary read for postgraduates in sustainability, as well as academics and researchers in energy and chemical engineering who need to ensure their industrial methodologies are sustainable. - Provides a comprehensive overview of the most recent methodologies in sustainability assessment, prioritization, improvement, design and optimization - Sections are organized in a systematic and logical way to clearly present the most recent methodologies for sustainability and the chapters utilize an interdisciplinary approach that covers all considerations of sustainability - Includes detailed case studies demonstrating the efficacies of the described methods

Transition Strategies for Sustainable Community Systems

Transition Strategies for Sustainable Community Systems
Author: Amar KJR Nayak
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 350
Release: 2019-01-23
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3030003566

This book presents five critical dimensions on relationships, institutions, produc-tion, organisation, and governance from design and systems perspectives for thesystematic transition of unstable and vulnerable communities across the world tosustainable community systems.• The first section discusses features of relationships and processes to deepencooperation and trust within a community.• The second section examines institutions within and outside a district tofoster synergy across institutions within a district and to minimise negativeexternalities on local communities within a district.• The third section deals with food production systems that are nature-friendly, resilient, efficient and sustainable.• The fourth section discusses the design of producer organisations that cangraduate to become sustainable community enterprise systems.• The fifth section focuses on community governance that can facilitatedecentralised, participatory, transparent and democratic local governancesystems. This book• offers a fresh perspective on design thinking for optimising internal designconsistencies.• provides a systems perspective on building sustainable community systemsat the lowest governance unit in different countries, such as Ward/GramPanchayat/Panchayat Council/Gewong/Union Council/GN.• gives insights into design & systems perspectives towards buildingsustainable community systems within a district of any country across the/divworld.

Digital Transformation for a Sustainable Society in the 21st Century

Digital Transformation for a Sustainable Society in the 21st Century
Author: Ilias O. Pappas
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 186
Release: 2020-01-22
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3030396347

This book constitutes papers from the workshops held at the 18th IFIP WG 6.11 Conference on e-Business, e-Services, and e-Society, I3E 2019, which took place in Trondheim, Norway, in September 2019. The 11 full papers and 4 short papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 33 submissions to the following workshops: DTIS: Digital Transformation for an Inclusive Society TPSIE: Trust and Privacy Aspects of Smart Information Environments 3(IT): Innovative Teaching of Introductory Topics in Information Technology CROPS: CROwd-Powered e-Services

Just Sustainabilities

Just Sustainabilities
Author: Robert Doyle Bullard
Publisher: Earthscan
Total Pages: 360
Release: 2012
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1849771774

Environmental activists and academics alike are realizing that a sustainable society must be a just one. Environmental degradation is almost always linked to questions of human equality and quality of life. Throughout the world, those segments of the population that have the least political power and are the most marginalized are selectively victimized by environmental crises. This book argues that social and environmental justice within and between nations should be an integral part of the policies and agreements that promote sustainable development. The book addresses the links between environmental quality and human equality and between sustainability and environmental justice.

Design for Innovative Value Towards a Sustainable Society

Design for Innovative Value Towards a Sustainable Society
Author: Mitsutaka Matsumoto
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 1152
Release: 2012-04-03
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9400730101

Since the first EcoDesign International Symposium held in 1999, this symposium has led the research and practices of environmentally conscious design of products, services, manufacturing systems, supply chain, consumption, as well as economics and society. EcoDesign 2011 - the 7th International Symposium on Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing - was successfully held in the Japanese old capital city of Kyoto, on November 30th – December 2nd, 2011. The subtitle of EcoDesign 2011 is to “design for value innovation towards sustainable society.” During this event, presenters discussed the way to achieve both drastic environmental consciousness and value innovation in order to realise a sustainable society.