Sustainability in the Gulf - Challenges and Opportunities

List of contents

Part I: Introduction

1. Sustainability issues in GCC
2. The Gulf’s Region Commitment to a Sustainable Lifestyle: A Bibliometric Study
3. Framework of study and book organization
Part II: Infrastructure Management and Urban Solutions


4. Water Resources Sustainability in Kuwait against United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
5. Towards Safe and Sustainable Reuse of Treated Wastewater in Abu Dhabi, UAE
6. Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals in GCC countries via application of sustainability-oriented innovation to critical infrastructures
7. Towards Sustainable Urban Development: Challenges and Chances of Climate-Sensitive Urban Design in Muscat/Oman
8. The Future of Sustainable Public Transit in Abu Dhabi
Part III: Standards and Policies


9. Advancing Sustainable Consumption: Energy Efficiency Labels and Standards in the UAE
10. Sustainability Assessment for Real Estate in UAE: The case of Masdar City Part IV: The socio-economic perspective


11. Energy Consumption and Transition Dynamics under a Rentier Economy: Case of the GCC States
12. Economic value of the Abu Dhabi coastal and marine ecosystem services: Estimate and Management Applications
13. Economic and GHG Emission Policy Co-benefits for Integrated Waste Management Planning across the GCC
14. Motivating Sustainable Consumption Behavior Through Education, Incentive Programs, and Green Policies in Saudi Arabia Part V: Conclusion


15. Outlook towards the future of sustainability in the Gulf

About the author

Elie Azar is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Systems and Management at the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Mohamed Abdel Raouf is Sustainability Research Program Manager at the Gulf Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Summary

This book covers the region’s contemporary development challenges through the lens of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, which place sustainability at the center of the solution addressing the current environmental, economic and social imbalances facing Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries.

Product details

• Authors: Elie Abdel Raouf Azar
• Assisted by: Mohamed Abdel Raouf (Editor), Elie Azar (Editor), Mohamed Abdel Raouf (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2019
• EAN: 9780367248802
• ISBN: 978-0-367-24880-2
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: Routledge Explorations in Environmental Studies
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Sustainable Development, Sustainability, NATURE / Ecology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy, Middle East, Politics & government, Politics and government, Development Studies, Development economics and emerging economies, Environmental policy and protocols