Practical Sustainability Strategies. George P. Nassos

SPIDER SILK BIVALVES RHINOCEROS FISH-INSPIRED TRAVEL CHEETAHS COMPACT AND EFFICIENT STRUCTURE ETHANOL COLOR FROM STRUCTURE RATHER THAN PIGMENTS CRICKET SOUNDS BIO-INSPIRED LEDS LESSONS FROM LAVASA OWL WINGS INSPIRE WIND TURBINE BLADE DESIGN SHAVING RAZORS INSPIRED BY FROG AND CRICKET LEGs ADDITIONAL TECHNOLOGIES INSPIRED BY BIOMIMICRY MINDFUL MINING: A PROPOSAL REFERENCES CHAPTER 10: The Need and Growth of a Circular Economy KALUNDBORG SYMBIOSIS EARLIER MODEL TERRACYCLE INTRODUCES “LOOP” DESIGNING FOR THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY THE ELLEN MACARTHUR FOUNDATION QUANTITY OF WASTE FOR THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY REFERENCES ADDITIONAL CASE STUDIES CHAPTER 11: Addressing Climate Change ENERGY: WIND TURBINES (ONSHORE) ENERGY: SOLAR FARMS MATERIALS: REFRIGERATION MATERIALS: ALTERNATIVE CEMENT FOOD: REDUCED FOOD WASTE FOOD: PLANT-RICH DIET WOMEN AND GIRLS: EDUCATING GIRLS AND FAMILY PLANNING BUILDINGS AND CITIES: DISTRICT HEATING BUILDINGS AND CITIES: INSULATION LAND USE: TROPICAL FORESTS LAND USE: TEMPERATE FORESTS TRANSPORT: ELECTRIC VEHICLES TRANSPORT: SHIPS TOP 20 SOLUTIONS COMING ATTRACTIONS REFERENCES NOTE CHAPTER 12: Adapting and Building Resilience to Climate Change INTERCONNECTEDNESS OF CLIMATE RISKS IN A GLOBALIZED WORLD LARGE-SCALE CLIMATIC SHIFTS BUILDING RESILIENCE CASE STUDY: MINING COMPANY CASE STUDY: EXTRACTIVES SECTOR PARTNERS WITH GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITIES TO FIGHT MALARIA IN MOZAMBIQUE THE STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT PROCESS REFERENCES CHAPTER 13: Emergent Technologies for Adaptation NO POVERTY AND INNOVATION ZERO HUNGER AND INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) PLATFORMS GOOD HEALTH, WELLBEING, AND VIRTUAL REALITY QUALITY EDUCATION, MIXED REALITIES, AND 5G GENDER EQUALITY AND MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES CLEAN WATER NANOTECHNOLOGY—SANITATION AND SMART CITIES AFFORDABLE CLEAN ENERGY AND BIOFUELS DECENT WORK, ECONOMIC GROWTH, AND FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES INDUSTRY, INNOVATION, INFRASTRUCTURE, DRONES, AUGMENTED REALITY, AND SMART CITIES REDUCING INEQUALITIES SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES, IT, AND SMART CITIES RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION CLIMATE ACTION—LIFE BELOW WATER—LIFE ON LAND PEACE, JUSTICE, STRONG INSTITUTIONS, AND NEW TECHNOLOGICAL CHALLENGES REFERENCES CHAPTER 14: The Circular Economy Through Energy Recovery UNDERSTANDING WASTE MANAGEMENT WASTE-TO-ENERGY SYSTEMS THE CHALLENGES OF WASTE-TO-ENERGY INITIATIVES THE FUTURE OF WASTE-TO-ENERGY INITIATIVES REFERENCES CHAPTER 15: Environmentally Effective Buildings NET-ZERO ENERGY BUILDINGS LEED