OECD Studies on Environmental Policy and Household Behaviour How Green is Household Behaviour? Sustainable Choices in a Time of Interlocking Crises

OECD Studies on Environmental Policy and Household Behaviour How Green is Household Behaviour? Sustainable Choices in a Time of Interlocking Crises
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2023-06-13
Genre:
ISBN: 9264172742

Household choices – such as what to eat, how to get to work and how to heat our homes – have significant implications for the environment. With the urgency of environmental action and the need to shift to more sustainable consumption patterns, making more sustainable choices holds great potential to reduce environmental impacts.

Greening Household Behaviour Overview from the 2011 Survey

Greening Household Behaviour Overview from the 2011 Survey
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2013-07-04
Genre:
ISBN: 9264181377

This publication presents a data overview of the most recent round of the survey implemented in five areas (energy, food, transport, waste, and water) and 11 countries: Australia, Canada, Chile, France, Israel, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.

The United Nations World Water Development Report

The United Nations World Water Development Report
Author: UNESCO World Water Assessment Programme
Publisher: UNESCO Publishing
Total Pages: 205
Release: 2021-03-22
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9231004344

Water is a finite and non-substitutable resource. As the foundation of life, societies and economies, it carries multiple values and benefits. But unlike most other natural resources, it has proven extremely difficult to determine its true 'value'. The 2021 edition of the United Nations World Water Development Report, titled "Valuing Water" assesses the current status of and challenges to the valuation of water across different sectors and perspectives and identifies ways in which valuation can be promoted as a tool to help improve its management and achieve global sustainable development.

Gender and the Environment Building Evidence and Policies to Achieve the SDGs

Gender and the Environment Building Evidence and Policies to Achieve the SDGs
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 319
Release: 2021-05-21
Genre:
ISBN: 9264897631

Gender equality and environmental goals are mutually reinforcing, with slow progress on environmental actions affecting the achievement of gender equality, and vice versa. Progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) requires targeted and coherent actions.

Waste Management Practices in Developing Countries

Waste Management Practices in Developing Countries
Author: Linda Godfrey
Publisher: MDPI
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2021-09-01
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 303650592X

This book provides insights into waste management practices in developing countries, and the application of research and innovation in finding appropriate solutions to improved waste management. The chapters have been selected with a focus on organic waste beneficiation, a significant waste stream in developing countries; the role of government and associated policy interventions; citizen behaviour in support of greater waste recycling; and the safe management of hazardous waste, particularly healthcare risk waste.

OECD Green Growth Studies Green Growth in Cebu, Philippines

OECD Green Growth Studies Green Growth in Cebu, Philippines
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 188
Release: 2017-10-04
Genre:
ISBN: 9264277994

Urban green growth policies encourage economic development while reducing negative environmental externalities and the consumption of natural resources and environmental assets. This report is the fourth case study in the OECD Urban Green Growth in Dynamic Asia project. It explores policies and ...

Research Handbook on Environmental Sociology

Research Handbook on Environmental Sociology
Author: Franzen, Axel
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 360
Release: 2021-11-19
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1800370458

This Research Handbook presents the state of the art of empirical sociological research on the causes of, and solutions to, pressing environmental problems. It provides cutting-edge insights into some of the most urgent challenges facing humanity, including anthropogenic climate change and environmental pollution. The contributors argue that profound collective efforts to protect the environment are vital for sustainable development and offer practical solutions to specific contemporary issues.