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Martin Anda ()
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Martin Anda: Murdoch University

A chapter in Disciplining the Undisciplined?, 2018, pp 157-176 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Sustainability has often been sought through new technologies for housing, waterwater supply, food production, energyenergy sources and wastewaste managementmanagement . Throughout these industry sectors we often come across, innovators, entrepreneurs and educators that have discovered new technologies and built new businesses from the ideas that were born and implemented in the process. In this chapter I will profile five individuals in Western AustraliaAustralia that have grappled with the challenges of sustainabilitysustainability and innovationinnovation through the abovementioned sectors and built successful businesses along the way. Their businesses are addressing the major environmentalenvironmental challenges facing society today, challenges that are often not being responded to effectively by our politicspolitics of the day. Their business models are often the most innovative one may find globally, making use of leading edge practices in sciencescience , information technologytechnology , communications and socialsocial networking. Through their businesses, positioned in the domain of sustainability, they have demonstrated corporate social responsibility and, as individuals they are models of responsible citizenshipresponsible citizenship . Accordingly, this chapter sits at the nexus of business, engineering and entrepreneurship, while it is written from the disciplinary perspective of sustainability science.

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-71449-3_10

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