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Although sustainability-related efforts remain central to development, their accomplishment varies across places for a variety of reasons including climatic and geographic differences. This variability makes a regional focus important. In this paper, we investigate ecological footprints in both total and sub-footprint forms as measures of environmental sustainability over time in Africa. We examine economic, demographic, and ecological variables as key factors driving national-level environmental sustainability in Africa over nearly five decades. Our results reveal demographic attributes to be the primary but not the only forces affecting environmental sustainability. We situate our findings both in the context of prior studies and in relation to opportunities for further academic study.

Welcome to Audio Learning from Assemble You. Sustainability has a broad definition. In simple terms, it relates to the lifespan of the object. Take coal, for example. Coal is not a renewable material, so it is not sustainable in the long term. Of course, when we talk about sustainability we often think of the environment. Environmental sustainability is a concept that asks: can we maintain the environment around us? How long can the natural resources that we depend on last? Do they have an expiration date? The less sustainable a material is, the more it is likely to harm the environment. In an ideal world, all the materials and energy sources that we use to support our lifestyles would be sustainable. The United Nations Environment Management Group takes this concept one step further. By referring to this idea as Environmental and Social Sustainability (ESS), the United Nations highlights the connection between environmental sustainability and human actions. In this track, we'll cover what Environmental Sustainability is about. Learning Objectives Identify what environmental sustainability means Examine how businesses impact sustainability Discover a new way of thinking that could turn you into a conscientious consumer.

Environmental Sustainability and Economy contains the latest practical and theoretical concepts of sustainability science and economic growth. It includes the latest research on sustainable development, the impact of pollution due to economic activities, energy policies and consumption influencing growth and environment, waste management and recycling, circular economy, and climate change impacts on both the environment and the economy. The 21st century has seen the rise of complex and multi-dimensional pathways between different aspects of sustainability. Due to globalization, these relationships now work at varying spatiotemporal scales resulting in global and regional dynamics. This book explores the complex relationship between sustainable development and economic growth, linking the environmental and social aspects with the economic pillar of sustainable development. Utilizing global case studies and interdisciplinary perspectives, Environmental Sustainability and Economy provides a comprehensive account of sustainable development and the economics of environmental protection studies with a focus on the environmental, geographical, economic, anthropogenic and social-ecological environment

WOS:000362040900008 ; This study puts forth the importance of effects of pressure groups on environmental sustainability. A comprehensive literature review has revealed that there are just case studies in theoretical modelling that attempt to analyze the relation between special interest groups and environmental sustainability. When special interest groups act in an organized manner, they turn into pressure groups. For this reason, pressure groups should have a negative impact on environmental sustainability. According to the results of the first empirical analysis in this field, which was based on the data from 127 countries, there is a negative correlation between the level of environmental sustainability and pressure groups. The negative correlation between the pressure groups and environmental sustainability reaches the most significant level in developed countries. Therefore, we can conclude that as the number of pressure groups increases, the level of environmental sustainability decreases. Consequently, the implementation of policies which are created and applied to raise the level of welfare of today's and future generations depend on developed countries which work without bowing to pressure groups.

Chapter 1. Innovative technology as a pretreatment for high turbid seawater desalination (Y. Al-Wazzan) -- Chapter 2. Geochemical characteristics of surface water in Miri Region, East Malaysia (M.V. Prasanna) -- Chapter 3. Development of groundwater utilization of the Dibdibba transboundary Aquifer by simulation of water quality and geochemical characterization (A.S. Alieiwi) -- Chapter 4.Bioconversion of cassava processing waste into biofuels and chemicals: new avenues for biobased products (Srinivasan) -- Chapter 5. Groundwater quality and management in arid environment, Saudi Arabia (N. Rajmohan) -- Chapter 6. Hydroclimatic impact on coastal groundwater vulnerability in Sundarban region (Soham Halder) -- Chapter 7. Variations in Temperature, Ultraviolet Aerosol Index, Cloud Pressure and Total Ozone over five South African Cities (J. Ogunniyi).

Front Cover -- Environmental Sustainability and Economy -- Environmental Sustainability and Economy -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- 1 - Environment and economy -- 1 - The impact of transport infrastructure development on carbon emissions in OECD countries -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Theoretical framework -- 3. Methodology and data -- 3.1 Specification of empirical model -- 3.2 Econometric estimation strategy -- 3.3 Data -- 4. Empirical findings and discussions -- 4.1 Robustness check -- 5. Conclusion and policy implications -- Appendix -- References -- 2 - Does transport infrastructure development contribute to carbon emissions? Evidence from developing countries -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Methodology and data -- 2.1 Empirical model and estimation approach -- 2.2 Data -- 3. Results and discussions -- 3.1 Sensitivity analysis -- 4. Conclusion and policy suggestions -- Appendix -- References -- 3 - Interconnecting the environment with economic development of a nation -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Role of natural resources and the environment in economic growth -- 3. The environment and economic growth linkage -- 4. EKC hypothesis: explaining the relation between environment and economic growth -- 4.1 Factors affecting EKC hypothesis -- 4.1.1 Income elasticity -- 4.1.2 Scale, technological, and composition effects -- 4.1.2.1 International trade -- 4.1.3 Market mechanism -- 4.1.4 Regulation -- 4.1.4.1 Formal regulation -- 4.1.4.2 Informal regulation -- 4.2 Survey of literature on the EKC hypothesis validity -- 4.2.1 Environment-growth nexus studies for specific countries -- 4.2.2 Environment-growth nexus studies for multiple countries -- 4.2.3 Theoretical evidence for EKC -- 4.2.4 Empirical evidences for EKC -- 5. Relating pollution and economy -- 5.1 CO2 emission and economic growth -- 6. Policy implications.

Academic institutions as community members, creators of knowledge, and educators of current and future citizens and practitioners have the potential to play a significant role in establishing sustainable environments. This article examines the role of community as the learning context for colleges and universities and as co-creators for complex change processes. Collaborative educational models are presented that link environmental sustainability to community engagement and the enhancement of social and economic justice. Through interdisciplinary, community-based education students gain an awareness of and learn to make an investment in sustainable communities. As teams of students work in the local community, they are meaningfully involved with the community, each other, and the environment. Examples of collaborations designed to engage in interactive learning and development are outlined. Research from the areas of social work, environmental science, social justice, and social entrepreneurship are used to support this curricular approach.

Economic development of all the nations depends upon industrialization. But on the hand to resulted in exploitation of the natural resources which in turn has distrusted to the ecological development. The distributed on ecological balance for adversely the human and yon sounding environment. In even industrialization caused industrial or indirect in the last few decades. It has created a caution among the environmental, government and organization from all over the world. Sustainable development has become an important agenda in the international community. Various conferences and seminars are being organized to create awareness about this alarming issue. Based on this, the governments, as well as organization, take the green initiatives for environmental protection and sustainability. Environmental sustainability plays a vital role in sustainable development, with the integration of social, environmental protection. Most of the organization considered environmental protection as an important strategy and started offering environment friendly or green products and services to the society. But the concept of environmental sustainability and green product and services is new to developing countries like India.