Green wedges:origins and development in Britain

The paper analyzes the history of green wedges in Britain from their origins in the first decade of the twentieth century up until the outbreak of the Second World War. Often neglected by the literature in favour of the 'greenbelt', the 'green wedge' was equally at the forefront of the minds of planners debating urban growth and the provision of open spaces for modern cities. Firstly, the paper looks into the origins of the idea, with particular focus on discussions about the integration of park and traffic systems in the period. Secondly, it focuses on the fundamental role that the 1910 RIBA Town Planning Conference played in the emergence of the green wedges idea and in its immediate reception and diffusion. Subsequently, the paper discusses the idea's development after the Conference, predominantly in plans for Greater London and in texts by its main supporters, which included H. V. Lanchester, G. L. Pepler, T. H. Mawson, and P. Abercrombie. © 2013 Taylor & Francis

Green jobs – good practices

The concept of green jobs began to spread along with the development of the concept of the green economy. The development of the green economy requires structural changes, including the creation of green jobs. Their creation is important from the economic, ecological and social points of view. For this reason, the article presents their essence, regulations associated with them, the good practices of European players in the creation of green jobs as well as the benefits associated with them.Wydanie współfinansowane ze środków Miasta Łodzi w ramach zadania “Współpraca z wyższymi uczelniami” – umowa 100/03/201

Green Food in China

"Green Food" is a Chinese food production innovation, and has been described as "one of the most successful eco-labelling programs in the world" (Giovannucci, 2005, p.12). Green Food provides a "middle way" between chemical and organic farming. China's development of the Green Food concept resolves issues with both chemical and organic agriculture - for the former by offering reduced pesticide use, and for the latter by providing a stepped pathway for conversion from chemical to organic agriculture while simultaneously providing a Green Food price premium. After nearly two decades of development, Green Food is by now well known to Chinese consumers, and is readily available for retail purchase in China. China has 10 million hectares (150 million mu) of Green Food productive land, with a production of 72 million tons of certified Green Food produce, for a value of US$20.1 billion (150 billion yuan). There are a reported 5315 Green Food enterprises producing 14,339 Green Food products. Green Food achieves a price premium of 10% to 50% in Chin

Innovative Green Technology for Sustainable Industrial Estate Development

Sustainable industrial development requires a balance between economic growth, equity and environment. Two major components of industrial development are energy and raw materials. To minimize the environmental impacts of energy and raw materials, important steps are required to deal with the green economy and global warming issues. The use of innovation technology to industrial gas emission is a preventive solution facing global warming. A research has been done in Industrial Estate in Cilegon (IEC) Banten province, Indonesia, to see how to reduce energy demand and encourage uses of more environmentally-friendly energy in the estate. Fossil energy needs in the industrial estate were analyzed to see the opportunities of energy saving and renewable energy development. The target to be achieved is to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions and improve the energy efficiency in the industrial park

Green and Sustainable Development for TVET in Asia

Green paradigm is emerging in Asia. In order to achieve sustainability, embracing green paradigm is critical. The growing significance of sustainability is having a major impact on business, industry, and society as a whole. Hence, preparing the future workforce for the coming green economy is a challenging task for many Asian countries especially in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in the post-2015 agenda. As a ground work, transforming TVET in Asia to meet the challenges of the green economy for the purpose of sustainability should begin now. The aim of this paper is to map the sustainable development in terms of green mindset, lifestyle, economy, education, training, employability and sustainability in selected Asian countries. A country's quantum leap or leap-frogging in sustainable economy is dependent of its transformation of human resources especially in TVET sector. Thus, TVET should be transformed to fit the requirements of the sustainable green paradigm. The results posit the country's policies, best practices, and challenges toward green economy in order to achieve sustainable development. Finally, the implication of green paradigm on TVET system in selected countries in the Asia Pacific will be discussed

Green Development Rights for Optimizing Urban Area and Coastal Areas in Indonesia (Consitency of the State of the Doctrine of the Right to Control the State)

The green development right paradigm will elaborate the ontology (nature), and the ways or methods in order to achieve the ultimate goal of the green development right. This ultimate goal will be focused on the creation of the ideal maritime systems that may guarantee all related parties, such as individual, society, or community, private sectors and the government, to convert their potentials to be functional towards public welfare. The core elements of the green development right will emphasizes the series of norms in managing the coastal and frontline island potentials. The normative framework covers Environmental Law, Fishery Law, and Coastal Law. The research methods use an empirical approach and normative approach. The study documents the analysis consists of constitutions, legislation and various policies relating to the subject matter studied in Indonesia area and the problems it faces and report the results of the various meetings, seminars, public hearings

The PUSH Green Development Zone, Building Housing Equity from the Ground Up

2008 marks the year that PUSH Buffalo founded the Green Development Zone in Buffalo’s West Side. Encompassing 25 square blocks, the Green Development Zone (GDZ) is an area that PUSH is making more environmentally and economically sustainable.1 PUSH stands for People United for Sustainable Housing, and it is a non-profit corporation that uses a unique combination of community organizing, policy advocacy, and neighborhood redevelopmen

ANALISIS PENERAPAN GREEN ACCOUNTING PADA WISATA BEDENGAN KABUPATEN MALANG

Bedengan Tourism in Malang Regency is one of the tourist destinations with the potential for sustainable development. However, in its development, environmental aspects need to be considered to ensure its sustainability. This study aims to analyze the practice of Green Accounting applied to Bedengan Tourism in Malang Regency. The research method used is a case study with a qualitative approach. Data were obtained through observation, interviews, and document studies. The results show that Bedengan Tourism in Malang Regency has implemented several Green Accounting practices, such as using and recognizing environmental cost accounts even though they are recorded under other accounts, measuring in accordance with KDPPLK, and presenting environmental costs in profit and loss statements. However, there are still some obstacles in the implementation of Green Accounting, such as separating environmental and operational costs in profit and loss statements, the absence of additional environmental cost reports, and the absence of a balance sheet. Therefore, it is recommended that Bedengan tourism implement Green Accounting to maintain environmental sustainabilit

“Just” ecopreneurs: re-conceptualising green transitions and entrepreneurship

© 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Economic, environmental, and social limits of the current capitalist mode of production have led to a rethinking and reconceptualisation of economic processes and models including the role of businesses in sustainable development. While green economies and more specifically green entrepreneurs have been identified as agents of change that can challenge the mainstream and seek to induce environmental, social, and ethical transformation of society, much research has stayed within existing models of thinking predominantly rooted in technocratic approaches (e.g. ecological modernisation and more recently transition studies). This paper seeks to offer an alternative understanding of green entrepreneurship that breaks open these discussions using an environmental justice frame that focuses on the role of extra-economic discourses in shaping the social relations of economic systems. By drawing on an exemplary case study of “just” entrepreneurship from Boston, Massachusetts, USA, the paper seeks to start a conversation around the ideas of green entrepreneurship and environmental justice as vehicles to deliver potentially broader system changes and explores both conceptual and practical aspects of green development. As such, it offers (1) evidence of a just green economy that can be realised within existing capitalist structures as well as (2) a different conceptual entry point to understanding green entrepreneurship