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This book provides relevant theoretical frameworks and the latest empirical research findings in the areas of green finance, internet finance and sustainable finance.

1. The failure of western intervention in Africa -- 2. The evolution of urban development -- 3. How modern urban infrastructure evolved -- 4. Transferring the British infrastructure model to Africa -- 5. Decentralisation and urban infrastructure -- 6. Urbanisation in Ethiopia -- 7. From engineering to infrastructure : changing the urban paradigm -- 8. Rethinking urban development in Africa -- 9. A model for green infrastructure -- 10. Green urban infrastructure in practice : mediating urban resource flows -- 11. Green infrastructure and urban governance -- 12. Building African cities for a sustainable future.

Developing a standard for Green Golf Course for Sustainable Sport Tourism has become a crucial matter as it can enable Thailand to pioneer the Sport Tourism market, push forward golf in Thailand to receive international recognition in environmental conservation as well as support growth of golf in the near future. Therefore, applying the Golf Environment Organization (GEO)'s Sustainable Golf Development to Thailand's Green Golf Course Standard for Sustainable Sport Tourism is necessary. It will elevate Golf Sport Tourism to an international level and make it globally recognized and attract more golf tourists. For that reason, the objectives of this research were: (1) to study the properties of the Thai version of Green Golf Course Standard for Sustainable Sport Tourism and (2) to obtain a standard for Green Golf Course for Sustainable Sport Tourism that can be appropriately applied to Thailand.Development of Green Golf Course Standard for Sustainable Sport Tourism is adapted from the original English version, Sustainable Golf Development, which we were granted permission to translate. The process of developing a Thai version of the Green Golf Course Standard for Sustainable Sport Tourism was referenced from Nantana Sawadipanich and Sujitra Tiansawad (2011: 19–27) and Beaton, Bombardier, Guillemin and Ferraz (2000) who proposed the translation and cultural adaptation process.The population and the sample group for the research were purposely sampled, consisting of 9 experts in Physical Education, Golf, Environment, English, Research and Landscape Architecture. The sample group for the trial of application of the Green Golf Course Standard was also purposely sampled, yielding 30 people who were golf tourists, government employees and community leaders, executives and staffs from tour operators and experts. The area of the study included Bangkok, Phuket, Prachuap Khiri Khan (Hua Hin), Chonburi (Pattaya) and Chiangmai. The tool used in the study was the Green Golf Course Standard for Sustainable Tourism.The research ...

India is a Republic Country of South Asia; it is the seventh largest country by area, the second populous country with over 1.2 billion people and the most populous democracy in the world. Since 1991, India accepted the LPG Policy and became one of the fastest growing major economies and since then, it has been facing many environmental problems and issues. Thus, there is the need for using alternative model of development known as green economy. The concept of green economy is being discussed in recent decade for achieving sustainability in inclusive growth and development of respective area of countries of the world. The present article is conceptual in nature constructed to understand the need and importance for adoption of green economy as one of the strategy for sustainable development. India is facing the problem of coexistence of the conventional economic growth strategy and piecemeal efforts to make the economy ready to mitigate and adapt to the climate change issues. The article helps on finding that the existing production and consumption system can not make the development a really sustained and sustainable one.

The study identifies the initiatives of green accommodation in existing policies for achieving sustainable tourism development in Malaysia. It also analyzes the tourists' perception of green accommodation from sustainability perspectives. Non-probability convenience technique has been used for the sample selection and a total of 100 respondents are selected from the tourists by purposive sampling to identified tourists' perceptions. Malaysian policies have emphasized several green strategies in tourist accommodations, such as energy, water, and waste management, introduce renewable energy, build green, environment-friendly and energy conservation buildings, introduce green technologies, reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and improve ecological services. The study shows the positive perception of tourists' towards green accommodation which encouraging sustainable tourism development in Malaysia. They agreed that this accommodation is environment-friendly, suitable for resource efficiency, use proper waste management techniques, encourage local products, create employment opportunities for local, promote local culture and traditions as well as ensure well-being for the local communities.

This work proposes a method for urban planning aimed at pursuing the sustainable regeneration of the central neighborhoods of the city through the reorganization of settlement patterns and the protection of its environmental heritage and biological resources. The design approach uses green spaces in all their various forms, increasing soil permeability, with a connecting system of the public spaces and institutions, increasing the energy efficiency of buildings and renewable sources in order to transform the city into a complex productive, livable and sensitive ecosystem. The application of the method focuses on the famous Barrios Pueblos of Güemes and Observatorio which are threatened by a flawed urban legislation that allows for the exclusive vertical development of residential buildings, thus affecting the urban equilibrium of these areas of significant historical value. The planning support methodology focuses on all the aspects related to the wider use of green materials within the city.