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World Sustainability Series Walter Leal Filho Diana-Mihaela Pociovalisteanu Abul Quasem Al-Amin E ditors Sustainable Economic Development Green Economy and Green Growth 123 World Sustainability Series Series editor Walter Leal Filho, Hamburg, Germany More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/13384 Walter Leal Filho Diana-Mihaela Pociovalisteanu Abul Quasem Al-Amin Editors Sustainable Economic Development Green Economy and Green Growth 123 Editors Walter LealFilho Diana-Mihaela Pociovalisteanu HAWHamburg Faculty of EconomicsandBusiness Hamburg Administration Germany “Constantin Brancusi”University ofTargu-Jiu and Targu-Jiu Romania ManchesterMetropolitan University Manchester AbulQuasem Al-Amin UK International Business School(IBS) Universiti TeknologiMalaysia (UTM) Kuala Lumpur Malaysia ISSN 2199-7373 ISSN 2199-7381 (electronic) World Sustainability Series ISBN978-3-319-45079-7 ISBN978-3-319-45081-0 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-45081-0 LibraryofCongressControlNumber:2016949567 ©SpringerInternationalPublishingSwitzerland2017 Thisworkissubjecttocopyright.AllrightsarereservedbythePublisher,whetherthewholeorpart of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilarmethodologynowknownorhereafterdeveloped. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt fromtherelevantprotectivelawsandregulationsandthereforefreeforgeneraluse. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained hereinorforanyerrorsoromissionsthatmayhavebeenmade. Printedonacid-freepaper ThisSpringerimprintispublishedbySpringerNature TheregisteredcompanyisSpringerInternationalPublishingAG Theregisteredcompanyaddressis:Gewerbestrasse11,6330Cham,Switzerland Preface There are at present many attempts to seek effective ways to foster sustainable development on the one hand, and economic growth on the other. Many countries are now pursuing the so-called green growth, often described as the “circular economy” and trying to green their economies. But even though this topic is important, there is a lack of clarity around what green economy policy measures encompass, and how green growth related to sustainable economic development and poverty eradication can take place. This book addresses this knowledge gap. It illustrates many experiences in designing, implementing and reviewing the costs and benefits of green economy policies. The emerging practices, which this book identified and disseminates, will help to provide some important insights and much-needed clarity regarding the types of green economy policy measures, and the institutional barriers, risks and implementation costs associated with them. The body of knowledge generated by this book will be very useful in offering guidance and in addressing concerns on how to foster the integration of green economic policies and green growth with national economic and social priorities and objectives. The following elements can be found in many of the chapters of this book: (cid:129) principles and practices of green growth (cid:129) the implementation of green economy strategies (cid:129) the role of ecosystem services (cid:129) socio-economic issues (cid:129) economic growth and poverty eradication (cid:129) aspects of policy and governance We thank the authors for their willingness to share their knowledge, know-how andexperiences,aswellasthemanypeerreviewers,whohavehelpedustoensure the quality of the manuscripts. Enjoy your reading! Hamburg, Germany Walter Leal Filho Targu-Jiu, Romania Diana-Mihaela Pociovalisteanu Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Abul Quasem Al-Amin Winter 2016/2017 v Contents Industrial Symbiosis: An Innovative Tool for Promoting Green Growth. ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 1 Angela Albu Socio Economy Impact in Relation to Waste Prevention.... ..... .... 31 Antonis A. Zorpas, Irene Voukkali and Pantelitsa Loizia Ways of Fostering Green Economy and Green Growth. .... ..... .... 49 Begum Sertyesilisik and Egemen Sertyesilisik The Relevance of Cultural Diversity in Ethical and Green Finance . .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 67 Emese Borbély Green Agriculture in Hungary: The Factors of Competitiveness in Organic Farming .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 83 Csilla Mile Why Sustainable Consumption Is Not in Practice? A Developing Country Perspective . .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 103 Farzana Quoquab and Nurain Nisa Sukari Managing Sustainable Consumption: Is It a Problem or Panacea? .... 115 Farzana Quoquab and Jihad Mohammad Brazilian Public Policies and Sustainable Development that Influence the National Bioindustry.. .... .... .... .... ..... .... 127 Elias Silva Gallina, Lianne de Oliveira Cruz and Fernanda Matias Sustainable and Economical Production of Biocellulose from Agricultural Wastes in Reducing Global Warming and Preservation of the Forestry... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 141 Ida Idayu Muhamad, Norhayati Pa’e and Khairul Azly Zahan vii viii Contents Urban Agriculture in the Manguinhos Favela of Rio de Janeiro: Laying the Groundwork for a Greener Future.... .... .... ..... .... 155 Lea Rekow Sustainable Finance Role in Creating Conditions for Sustainable Economic Growth and Development.... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 187 Magdalena Ziolo, Filip Fidanoski, Kiril Simeonovski, Vladimir Filipovski and Katerina Jovanovska The Role of Social and Environmental Information in Assessing the Overall Performance of the Enterprise .... ..... .... 213 Camelia Catalina Mihalciuc and Anisoara Niculina Apetri Greening the Economic Growth in Romania: the Environmental Footprint Approach . .... .... .... .... ..... .... 233 Florian Marcel Nuţă and Alina Cristina Nuţă Transition to Green Economy: Green Procurement Implementation Strategies Experiences from Hungarian Public and Private Organizations .. .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 243 Orsolya Diófási-Kovács and László Valkó Sustainable Economic Development: Green Economy and Green Growth. Analysing Economic Growth and Identifying Sensible Measures Addressing Socio and Environmental Concerns Whilst Promoting Green Growth.... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 259 Paul Saliba Understanding the Challenges Involved in Transitioning to a Low Carbon Economy in South Asia.... .... .... .... ..... .... 273 Tapan Sarker Explanatory Factors of Social Responsibility Disclosure on Portuguese Municipalities’ Websites.. .... .... .... .... ..... .... 293 Verónica Paula Lima Ribeiro, Sónia Maria da Silva Monteiro and Ana Maria de Abreu e Moura Development of Green Economy in Belarus—New Possibilities.... .... 321 Siarhei Zenchanka Industrial Symbiosis: An Innovative Tool for Promoting Green Growth Angela Albu Abstract In actual context it is becoming more apparent that economic activities are inconceivablylinkedwiththeenvironment,afactthatisgeneratingtheneedfor a more complex relationship between the economy and ecology. We need to arrive at a reconciliation between the desire for economic and social development on the one hand, and environmental protection on the other. The concepts of industrial ecology and industrial symbiosis are providing viable solutions to economic growth without sacrificing environmental quality. The implementationofindustrialsymbiosisintheeconomyrepresentsaninnovative method to promote green economy and to create a new culture of economic growth.Thechapterwillpresenttheconceptsofindustrialecologyandindustrial symbiosis in the context of eco-innovation, the advantages and limitations in their implementation, and some significant case studies with positive results in promoting green growth through industrial symbiosis. Keywords (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) Industrial ecology Industrial symbiosis Eco-design Green growth A.Albu(&) FacultyofEconomicsandPublicAdministration,University“StefancelMare”Suceava, Suceava,Romania e-mail:[email protected] ©SpringerInternationalPublishingSwitzerland2017 1 W.LealFilhoetal.(eds.),SustainableEconomicDevelopment, WorldSustainabilitySeries,DOI10.1007/978-3-319-45081-0_1 2 A.Albu 1 Introduction Fromthefirststagesofthedevelopmentofhumansociety,allhumanactivitieswere developedintheenvironmentandusedenvironmentalresources.Foralongperiod of time, the equilibrium between the impact of human actions on the environment anditsabilitytomaintainitsnaturalfeatureswaskept.However,theintensification of development, the new industries, products, by-products, pollutants, the huge increaseintransportation,demandofresourcesandmanyotherreasonshaveledto thedeteriorationoftheenvironmenttothepointwhereitcannolongerberestored. Humansocietyhastoevolveandthefuturegenerationshavethesamerightsaspast and actual generations regarding access to a clean environment and to natural resources. This is the starting point for a re-thinking of the whole process of production of goods and the providing the services in society. Manyscientistsandscholarscontributedtothenewconceptsusedasabasisfor thedevelopmentofaneweconomyknownasthe“greeneconomy”,aneconomyin which all the decisions have two pillars: the economic motivation and the fore- casted environmental impact. Bearing in mind this dual manner of thinking, the environmental aspects are not a final problem that needs a solution, but are part of the “whole picture”. The reality shows that it ispossible to have economic growth with less impact onthe environment or,even better,with apositiveenvironmental impact.Accordingtooneofthefirstscientistsinthefieldofenvironmentalaspects of the anthropogenic activities (Frosch 1992), it is possible to maximise the use of materials, including waste, with notable positive influences on the environment if the design of the product also involves the design of waste, if the waste costs are internalised and if the producers of goods and service providers are totally responsible of their actions. In the process of re-thinking and re-designing the new economic activities, we don’t have to blame the old processes—they represented big progress, big devel- opments at that moment, the answer to society’s needs. But, in the actual context, these old processes are no longer responding to the economic and ecologic requirements specific to our period. Some of the effects of those processes on the environment could not be forecasted and assessed 50–60 years ago; for example, the ozone hole is the result of releasing into the atmosphere chlorofluorocarbons, substances used as refrigerants due to their ‘beneficial’ properties (nontoxic and nonflammable products). The replacement of nitrogen with chlorofluorocarbons was a big improvement in the refrigeration process, but no assessment was undertaken at the time on the effects of chlorofluorocarbons on the atmospheric ozone. The interaction between the economy and the environment is complex and we need to have a clear understanding of it. The actions associated with the industrial ecology aim to minimise the negative impact of theprocesses on the environment, notonly“attheendofthepipe”,butespeciallytocreateanewmannerofthinking, understanding and designing the human activities in accordance with the natural process and natural equilibria. From this point of view, the changes are not only
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