World Sustainable Development Outlook 2009

The Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on the Environment, Energy & Sustainable Development

Edited by Allam Ahmed

ISBN 978-1-907106-05-7

ISSN 1748-8133

1	Book Cover
2	Copyright
3	Table of Contents
4	Contributors
5	Preface
6	(1-2) Introduction
7	(3-11) The Independence of Twelve Central Banks in the Southern African Development Community
8	(13-21) Corporate Environmental Disclosure in Libya: Steps Forward
9	(23-35) Factors Influencing the Extent of Compliance with Mandatory Corporate Disclosure Requirements by Manufacturing Companies Listed at Amman Stock Exchange
10	(37-46) The Effect of Technical Efficiency in Insurance Companies on Stock Performance: Data Envelopment Analysis Evidence from Jordanian Companies Listed in Amman Stock Exchange During the Period (2000-2006)
11	(49-55) Risk Management and Adoptive Innovation
12	(57-66) Investigation on Futuristic Supply Chain Risk Management Initiatives for Loss Reduction in Manufacturing Organisations
13	(67-72) Exploring Impact of Corporate Image and Customers’ Aversion to Risk on Sustainability
14	(75-81) Business Innovation and Sustainability Dichotomy
15	(83-91) Business Incubators: Findings from a Worldwide Survey and Guidance for the GCC States
16	(93-96) Organisational Capabilities: Pathways to Sustainability?
17	(97-103) Re-Evaluation of the Appraisal System
18	(105-109) Resigning: Employers Enormous Headache
19	(111-116) The Role of Financial Crisis Affecting Buying Decision Role: Jordanian Women Perspective
20	(119-133) Sustainable Water Resources Management in Sudan
21	(135-143) Assessing Carbon dioxide Emissions Impact on ASEAN-5 Plus 3 Productivity
22	(145-153) Onboard Emission Measurement of Motorcycles in Air Quality Management Area of Edinburgh
23	(155-166) An Examination of the Poverty-Environment Hypothesis with Reference to Solid Waste Management of the Urban Poor in Malaysia
24	(167-182) Pollution as One of the Determinants of Income in Malaysia: Comparison Between Single and Simultaneous Equation Estimators of an EKC
25	(185-192) Smart Freight – Enabling an Environmentally Friendly and Accountable Transportation System
26	(193-201) Devolution of Libya’s Ports Governance: Reasons & Challenges
27	(203-210) Investigation of Urban Driving Cycle and Relevant Geometric Factors in Abu Dhabi
28	(211-219) Real-World Driving Cycle for Motorcycles: A Comparative Study Between Delhi and Edinburgh
29	(221-229) Investigation of Pedestrian Accidents Analysis at Signalised Pedestrian Crossings in Edinburgh
30	(233-243) Efficiency of Health Service in Managing Common Diseases Using Data Envelopment Analysis
31	(245-253) Service Quality in the Healthcare Sector
32	(255-259) Childhood Obesity Prevention in Emirates: A Conceptual Framework for an Anti-Obesogenic Pilot Intervention
33	(261-266) Too Many Images and Too Few Radiologists: The Consequent Effect on Patients’ Health Due to the Non-Sustainable Radiology Services
34	(267-273) Nutritional Quality of Deep Fried Street-Vended Foods: A Public Health Concern
35	(277-286) Building Indigenous Knowledge Capacity for Development
36	(287-294) Managing Innovation in a Globalised Economy: Defining the Open Capital
37	(295-303) Adult Education and its Implications for Small Business Success
38	(307-318) The Third Revolution: Mass Production of Marketing Information
39	(319-324) The Use of Data Mining for Sustaining Development in GCC Countries
40	(325-335) Electronic Health Record utilisation: Challenges and opportunities in Kingdom of Bahrain