Climate change is one of the most pressing issues facing the world today, as it affects all sectors of life, be it global economics or human rights activism; timely action is required to avoid global catastrophe. Understanding the importance of climate change mitigation, renewable energies, clean technologies, and green development has become necessary for effective leadership.

The Handbook of Research on Green Economic Development Initiatives and Strategies provides the necessary information to reduce the climate change vulnerability of socio-economic systems in the most cost-effective manner. This handbook of research is ideal for policy makers, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), government agencies, businesses, and professionals looking to temper the effects of climate change.

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The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to:

Biodiversity
Energy Efficiency
Global Value Supply Chain
Green Buildings
Green Development
Localized Energy Options
Material Reuse
Regulatory Policies
Renewable Energies
Sustainable Design

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In this book’s 27 chapters, international contributors in business administration, international business, organizational sciences, international economics, and industrial engineering share the latest approaches, policies, and experiences for sustainable environmental and socio-economic development around the world. Written to be accessible to non-academics and non-specialists, the book covers both general policies and specific environmental issues; themes are consumption, global trade, and transnational corporations. Of special interest is a comparison of renewable energy use and policies across many countries. Other topics include organic cooperatives, sustainable consumption, energy efficiency policies in European countries, and financing energy and low-carbon investment in Europe. Cases shed light on green growth in Central and South America, wind power in Brazil, wave energy in Turkey, sustainable enterprises in Bulgaria, and the Sri Lankan apparel industry. B&w process diagrams and summary charts are included.

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Editor/Author Biographies

M. Mustafa Erdogdu is professor of economics at Marmara University in Istanbul, Turkey, where he is head of Financial Economics. He received his MA and PhD in development economics from Manchester University, UK. He is associate editor of International Journal of Applied Behavioral Economics and International Journal of Productivity Management and Assessment Technologies, international advisory board member of International Journal of Sustainable Economies Management, editorial board member of several other journals including Turkish Studies Journal. He has published articles on a wide range of issues, a book on social budged, and co-edited several books on economic development and public finance. His major interest of research areas are international political economy and development, sustainable development, renewable energies, global commons and public goods, behavioral public finance, tax compliance, developmental states, industrial policy, technological capability building, employment policy, financial crises.

Thankom Arun is a Professor of Global Development and Accountability at the Essex Business School. Currently, he is a Professor Extraordinaire at the Stellenbosch business School, South Africa and a Research fellow at IZA, Bonn. He is also chairing an academic steering group on Financial inclusion in the International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation (ICMIF). Previously, he was Professor and Director of the Institute of Global Finance and Development (IGFD), at the Lancashire Business School, UCLan; Visiting Professor at the University of Rome and held academic positions at Manchester and Ulster. His research has been a move away from arbitrary disciplinary constraints towards an interdisciplinary learning process to understand the uneven relationships in Finance, Accounting and Development, particularly in developing/emerging country contexts.

Imran Ahmad is a senior executive in climate change, energy, environment, green growth and sustainable development. He has been leading climate change, green growth, clean energy, environment and sustainable development programs, policies and projects for over twenty years. He has a demonstrated track record of achievements in international organisations, United Nations and government. He was recently the Director of East-Asia and Pacific at the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) in Seoul. He is currently an honorary Associate Professor at the Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University.

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