[Eurchap] Final Call for Chapter Proposals: Green Finance and Sustainability: Environmentally-Aware Business Models and Technologies

[zwluo at eti.hku.hk]

###Apology for cross postings### 

Final Call for Chapter Proposals 
Proposal Submission Deadline: November 19, 2009 
Green Finance and Sustainability: Environmentally-Aware Business Models 
and Technologies 
Book Editor: Dr. Zongwei Luo 

To be published by IGI Global: 
http://www.igi-global.com/requests/details.asp?ID=730 

Overview 
Green, or environmentally friendly, often refers to "goods and services 
considered to inflict minimal or no harm on the environment". At present, 
Green has been penetrating into various disciplines, becoming pervasive. 
Terms like Green Building, Green Energy, Green Manufacturing, Green 
Technology, and Low Carbon Practice are often visible in daily lives. This 
Green trend has been arousing interests from all kinds of people, 
including politicians, business professionals, and academic researchers, 
originating from environmental movement towards national strategy and 
policy worldwide. 

Green adoption in business or industry, however, is not smooth. Green is 
often associated with terms like more capital expenditure and less 
operation efficiency. Thus, while Green is an important matter, 
sustainability for Green now has to move beyond environmental concerns to 
a holistic view, over emerging business models, low carbon and clean 
technologies, technology access and finance, and policy and regulations. 

This book will aim to examine a range of major issues concerning Green 
finance and sustainability to provide perspectives on emerging 
environmentally aware business models and technology access 
infrastructures from leading international scholars and practitioners. 

Target Audience 
The target audience of this book will comprise policy makers, 
professionals, and researchers working in the fields of Green finance and 
sustainability in various disciplines including Business and Economy, 
Science and Engineering, Social Sciences, Government Policy, and Legal 
Studies.  In addition, the book will provide a valuable resource for 
business managers concerned with the development of green business and 
application of low carbon practices. 

Book Chapter Topics 
Topics include, but are not limited to, the following: 
•        Carbon footprint and accounting 
•        Economy policy and incentives 
•        Emerging business models and design 
•        Financing methods and carbon trading 
•        Green awareness and communication 
•        Green building, energy, and manufacturing 
•        Green eco-systems and sustainability 
•        Green logistics and supply chain management 
•        Green technology and practices 
•        Innovation methods and sustainability 
•        Low carbon research and practices 
•        Monitoring, visualization, and optimization 
•        Standards, regulations, and legal issues 
•        Technology access and financing infrastructures 

Submission Procedure 
Please submit your book chapter proposal (one or two pages in length) to 
the book editor via electronic means to the email address 
(igi.lzw at gmail.com) and cc (zwluo at eti.hku.hk). 

Publisher 
This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group 
Inc.), publisher of the “Information Science Reference” (formerly Idea 
Group Reference) and “Medical Information Science Reference” imprints. For 
additional information regarding the publisher, please visit 
www.igi-global.com. This book is scheduled to be released in 2010. 

Important Dates 
November 19, 2009: Book chapter proposal due 
December 1, 2009: Book chapter proposal acceptance notification 
March 10, 2010: Full book chapter due 


Dr. Zongwei Luo, 
The University of Hong Kong 
Level 3, Block A, Cyberport 4, 100 Cyberport Road, Hong Kong 
Email: zwluo at eti.hku.hk
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