Challenges of Sustainable Development in Poland
Publisher: Sendzimir Foundation
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Krakow, Poland
Language: eng
Format: Paperback; eBook
Number of pages: 420
ISBN-13: 9788362168019
Description: This book is at once a guide for sustainable development professionals and a handbook for those interested in further studies on sustainability. It not only explains and exemplifies the issues of sustainability discussed herein, but it also offers a resource for practitioners in business, local authorities, non-governmental organisations and indeed individuals, wanting to undertake activities directed towards sustainable development.
This book consists of 15 chapters supplemented with descriptions of sustainability tools and related case studies in Poland. These case studies are particularly useful for both teaching and practical application. In preparing this book, the authors have applied their extensive practical and research experience in this.
Table of contents: title: List of figures; title: List of tables; title: Foreword by Jan Sendzimir; title: Acknowledgements; title: Preface; title: Part I. Foundations; title: Chapter 1. The economy, society and the environment; title: 1.1. Introduction; title: 1.2. The dependence of the economy and society on the environment; title: Tool 1.T1. Non-market valuation methods; title: 1.3. External effects; title: Tool 1.T2. Internalisation of external costs; title: 1.4. Ignorance; title: 1.5. Institutions and social capital; title: Tool 1.T3. Social participation; title: 1.6. Summary and conclusions; title: Practical resources; title: Questions; title: Case study 1.C1. What is the Białowieża Forest worth?; title: Case study 1.C2. Cod fishing in the Baltic; title: Case study 1.C3. A chipboard factory, a local community and the environment; title: Chapter 2. Systems thinking; title: 2.1. Introduction; title: 2.2. Systems practice; title: 2.3. Causal loop diagrams; title: 2.4. Simulation and role-playing games; title: 2.5. Summary and conclusions: sustainability as a systems concept; title: Practical resources; title: Questions; title: Case study 2.C1. Sustainable development in the Barycz Valley; title: Case study 2.C2. Envisioning management alternatives for the Tisza river valley; title: Chapter 3. Basic theory of sustainable development; title: 3.1. Introduction; title: 3.2. Attempts at operationalisation; title: 3.3. Formalised approaches to intergenerational equity; title: 3.4. Indicators of sustainable development; title: 3.5. The concept of welfare in economics; title: 3.6. Greening the conventional GDP; title: 3.7. Sustainability and the scale of actions; title: 3.8. Summary and conclusions; title: Practical resources; title: Questions; title: Part II. Business; title: Chapter 4. Sustainability management system; title: 4.1. Introduction; title: 4.2. The preparation phase; title: 4.3. Vision; title: 4.4. The sustainability programme; title: 4.5. Implementation; title: 4.6. Evaluation; title: 4.7. The process of innovation; title: 4.8. Stakeholder dialogue; title: 4.9. The sustainability report; title: 4.10. Summary and conclusions; title: Practical resources; title: Questions; title: Case study 4.C1. The use of GRI Sustainability Reporting Guidelines at the BRE Bank; title: Case study 4.C2. Setting up the ‘Sustainable development and corporate social responsibility strategy of the PGNiG Group'; title: Chapter 5. Sustainable production; title: 5.1. Introduction: ‘let’s make the most of every piece of raw material’; title: 5.2. Eco-efficiency; title: Tool 5.T1. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA); title: Tool 5.T2. Eco-design; title: 5.3. Industrial ecology; title: 5.4. Summary and conclusions; title: Practical resources; title: Questions; title: Case study 5.C1. LCA as a tool supporting eco-design; title: Chapter 6. Construction and architecture; title: 6.1. Introduction; title: 6.2. Energy; title: Tool 6.T1. Thermo-modernisation and improvement of heating efficiency; title: 6.3. Raw materials and water; title: 6.4. Indoor air and environmental quality; title: 6.5. Building construction methods; title: 6.6. Architectural design; title: Tool 6.T2. Building certification; title: 6.7. Summary and conclusions; title: Practical resources; title: Questions; title: Case study 6.C1. Sustainable renovation of the Turzyn Neighbourhood in Szczecin; title: Case study 6.C2. The straw bale house in Przełomka; title: Chapter 7. Supply chain management; title: 7.1. Introduction; title: 7.2. From environmental management systems to sustainable supply chain management; title: Tool 7.T1. The supplier audit; title: 7.3. The buyer who dictates delivery conditions; title: Tool 7.T2. Green public procurement; title: Tool 7.T3. Eco-labelling; title: 7.4. Summary and conclusions; title: Practical resources; title: Questions; title: Case study 7.C1. IKEA: ‘low prices, but not at any price’; title: Chapter 8. Replacing products with services; title: 8.1. Introduction; title: 8.2. An economy based on functionality; title: 8.3. Product–service systems (PSS); title: 8.4. Summary and conclusions; title: Practical resources; title: Questions; title: Case study 8.C1. Public libraries in Poland; title: Part III. Local authorities; title: Chapter 9. Sustainable development strategies and indicators; title: 9.1. Introduction: sustainable development as a strategic objective; title: 9.2. Strategic documents; title: 9.3. Integration of the measurement of sustainable development and quality of life; title: Tool 9.T1. Local Agenda 21 audit; title: 9.4. Summary and conclusions; title: Practical resources; title: Questions; title: Case study 9.C1. Local Agenda 21 in Poland; title: Case study 9.C2. The standard of the UNDP Umbrella Project; title: Chapter 10. Sustainable urbanism and management of urban space; title: 10.1. Introduction: urbanisation challenges; title: 10.2. Evolving concepts of the city; title: 10.3. Conditions for spatial planning in Poland; title: Tool 10.T1. Development planning and programming; title: 10.4. The principles of sustainable spatial development; title: Tool 10.T2. Spatial management; title: Tool 10.T3. Social participation in spatial planning; title: Tool 10.T4. Certification; title: 10.5. Summary and conclusions; title: Practical resources; title: Questions; title: Case study 10.C1. ‘Old’ Nowa Huta; title: Case study 10.C1. Siewierz eco-town; title: Chapter 11. Sustainable urban transport; title: 11.1. Introduction; title: 11.2. Sustainable mobility – the birth of an idea; title: Tool 11.T1. A public bicycle; title: Tool 11.T2. Restricting car traffic; title: 11.3. Transport as an integrated system; title: Tool 11.T3. Integrated transfer junctions; title: 11.4. Sustainable mobility as a process; title: 11.5. Summary and conclusions; title: Practical resources; title: Questions; title: Case study 11.C1. The transport system of Krakow; title: Case study 11.C2. The Śląsko-Dąbrowski Bridge in Warsaw; title: Chapter 12. Municipal management; title: 12.1. Introduction; title: 12.2. Municipal waste management; title: 12.3. Water and wastewater management; title: Tool 12.T1. Separating toilets; title: Tool 12.T2. Constructed wetlands; title: 12.4. Energy management; title: 12.5. Social participation; title: 12.6. Summary and conclusions; title: Practical resources; title: Questions; title: Case study 12.C1. Wastewater treatment plant for Dziewin; title: Chapter 13. Public-private partnership; title: 13.1. Introduction; title: 13.2. PPP as a way to better public service performance; title: 13.3. Preparation of a good partnership; title: 13.4. Summary and conclusions; title: Practical resources; title: Questions; title: Case study 13.C1. Termy Warmińskie: an example of a partnership creation; title: Part III. Consumers and citizens; title: Chapter 14. Sustainable consumption; title: 14.1. Introduction; title: 14.2. The tyranny of small decisions; title: 14.3. Responsibility; title: Tool 14.T1. Evaluation of corporate messages; title: 14.4. Reason; title: Tool 14.T2. Eco-teams; title: 14.5. Summary and conclusions; title: Practical resources; title: Questions; title: Case study 14.C1. Consumer education by NGOs in Poland; title: Case study 14.C2. The fair trade sector in Poland; title: Chapter 15. Citizen activity networks; title: 15.1. Introduction; title: 15.2. Just believe: the world is changeable!; title: 15.3. The importance of social capital and mutual trust; title: 15.4. The character of the citizen sector in Poland; title: Tool 15.T1. The internet and social actions; title: 15.5. Social entrepreneurship, postmaterial values and creativity; title: 15.6. Summary and conclusions: citizen’s activities in the times of weak ties; title: Practical resources; title: Questions; title: Case study 15.C1. A Group of Certain People (GPO); title: Case study 15.C2. Thematic villages; title: Concluding remarks; title: Bibliography; title: Index