“…Therefore, for sustainable development, we have to protect our water sources on Earth, because it's the only planet we have!…”

“…Then there are the brands determined to show that honesty, transparency and a concern for the planet and their customers' needs are essential when connecting with a more sceptical audience. …”

“…They want transparency, purpose and future proofing for themselves and the planet they're inheriting. Cut throat, extractive capitalism is destroying their planet and holds little to no appeal. …”

“…In a myth busting discussion of issues facing young citizens growing up in neoliberal democracies, political scientist Bronwyn Hayward draws on the experience of New Zealanders, a nation where young citizens often express a strong sense of personal responsibility for their planet but where many face shocking social conditions. …”
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“…Jean-Marie Tarascon fait le point sur ces questions qui concernent notre avenir et celui de la planète. Il présente notamment les technologies à ions Lithium, l’apport des nanaotechnologies, et les recherches visant à l’élaboration des matériaux par des méthodes « bio-inspirées » : l’utilisation des matériaux d'électrodes provenant de la biomasse et obtenues par « chimie verte ». …”

“…Amos is Chairman and CEO of Tasti D-Lite and and Planet Smoothie. A longtime leader in the franchising industry, he has been profiled in several books including The Transparent Leader and You Can Do It . …”

“…Financial markets disenfranchise women, the 99 percent, and the planet itself. But what if we found the source of power and turned it inside out? …”

“…Meanwhile, the world needs to create a sustainable food future to feed the more than 9 billion people that are expected to inhabit the planet by 2050. The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals represent a global agenda for improving sustainability at a global level, and one of these goals (goal 12) is devoted to ensuring sustainable production and consumption patterns. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…13.9 Galileo Satellite Navigation Systems 645 -- 13.9.1 Three-Phase Development Programme 645 -- 13.9.2 Services 646 -- 13.10 Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System (IRNSS) 647 -- 13.11 Compass Satellite Navigation System 648 -- 13.12 Hybrid Navigation Systems 648 -- 13.13 Applications of Satellite Navigation Systems 650 -- 13.13.1 Military Applications 650 -- 13.13.2 Civilian Applications 651 -- 13.14 Future of Satellite Navigation Systems 654 -- Further Readings 655 -- Glossary 656 -- 14 Scientific Satellites 658 -- 14.1 Satellite-based versus Ground-based Scientific Techniques 658 -- 14.2 Payloads on Board Scientific Satellites 659 -- 14.2.1 Payloads for Studying Earth's Geodesy 659 -- 14.2.2 Payloads for Earth Environment Studies 660 -- 14.2.3 Payloads for Astronomical Studies 661 -- 14.3 Applications of Scientific Satellites -- Study of Earth 665 -- 14.3.1 Space Geodesy 665 -- 14.3.2 Tectonics and Internal Geodynamics 669 -- 14.3.3 Terrestrial Magnetic Fields 670 -- 14.4 Observation of the Earth's Environment 670 -- 14.4.1 Study of the Earth's Ionosphere and Magnetosphere 671 -- 14.4.2 Study of the Earth's Upper Atmosphere (Aeronomy) 677 -- 14.4.3 Study of the Interaction between Earth and its Environment 679 -- 14.5 Astronomical Observations 680 -- 14.5.1 Observation of the Sun 681 -- 14.6 Missions for Studying Planets of the Solar System 686 -- 14.6.1 Mercury 691 -- 14.6.2 Venus 692 -- 14.6.3 Mars 694 -- 14.6.4 Outer Planets 697 -- 14.6.5 Moon 703 -- 14.6.6 Asteroids 705 -- 14.6.7 Comets 706 -- 14.7 Missions Beyond the Solar System 707 -- 14.8 Other Fields of Investigation 710 -- 14.8.1 Microgravity Experiments 710 -- 14.8.2 Life Sciences 711 -- 14.8.3 Material Sciences 712 -- 14.8.4 Cosmic Ray and Fundamental Physics Research 713 -- 14.9 Future Trends 714 -- Further Readings 715 -- Glossary 715 -- 15 Military Satellites 717 -- 15.1 Military Satellites -- An Overview 717 -- 15.1.1 Applications of Military Satellites 718 -- 15.2 Military Communication Satellites 718.…”

“…As everybody knows, the dynamic interactions between biotic and abiotic factors, as well as the anthropic ones, considerably affect global climate changes and consequently biology, ecology and distribution of life forms of our planet. These important natural events affect all ecosystems, causing important changes on biodiversity. …”

“…The book magnifies the concept of so-called 'globalisation' and examines the topic of business sustainability from a broad and integrated approach to business: encapsulating people, prosperity and the planet. Furthermore, it acknowledges the contributions, challenges and potential of not only the big corporate houses, but also the small…”

“…The phenomenon of globalization is now recognized as a key factor in the post-modern civilization and touches every citizen of our planet. Issues of globalization currently appear in nearly all disciplines and research areas. …”

“…Ecological, medical and historical aspects of the sustainable development are also discussed in this book which consists of articles written by international experts, offering the reader a clear and extensive view of the present condition in which our planet is…”

“…Partant d'une perspective historique des évolutions du climat et de la biodiversité, les trois premières parties montrent l'impact grandissant de l'humanité sur les flux d'énergie et de matière de la planète et sur les trajectoires évolutives du vivant. …”

“…He argues that the economic age has produced a great deal of wealth and unleashed tremendous productive power; however, it is not capable of coming to grips with the problems threatening human and non-human life on this planet. After tracing the evolution of the economic age from the publication of Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations in 1776 to the present, he turns his attention to culture --…”

“…The studies strive to improve our understanding of the physical environment for life on this planet. Each of the 14 essays presents a description of recent advances in methodologies for computer-based simulation of environmental variability. …”

“…Chinese policy makers and experts, representatives from the World Bank, FAO, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Asian Development Bank and PlaNet Finance came together to share their views and experience. …”

“…The topics of climate change, weather prediction, atmospheric sciences and other related fields are gaining increased attention due to the possible impacts of changes in climate and weather upon the planet. Concurrently, the increasing ability to computationally model the governing partial differential equations that describe these various topics of climate has gained a great deal of attention as well. …”