Table Of ContentWorld Sustainability Series
Walter Leal Filho
Diana-Mihaela Pociovalisteanu
Abul Quasem Al-Amin E ditors
Sustainable
Economic
Development
Green Economy and Green Growth
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World Sustainability Series
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Walter Leal Filho
Diana-Mihaela Pociovalisteanu
Abul Quasem Al-Amin
Editors
Sustainable Economic
Development
Green Economy and Green Growth
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Industrial ecology Industrial symbiosis Eco-design Green growth
A.Albu(&)
FacultyofEconomicsandPublicAdministration,University“StefancelMare”Suceava,
Suceava,Romania
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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
