This book covers a variety of topics regarding environmental practices in our day-to-day lives, as well as topics concerning sustainable development as a broader concept embracing ecological, social, and economic aspects to improve the quality of life for people around the world. Starting with the traditional controversy between the neoclassical economy and sustainable economy, which may be overcome by scientific progress due to more intensive scientific studies of the sustainability paradigm, the book proceeds to discuss various problems and challenges regarding environmental protection and sustainable development in different countries and on different continents.

Chapter 1. Thoughts On Economic Progress: The Controversy Between Neoclassical Economics And Sustainable Economies.- Chapter 2. Mining Environmental Disasters in North and South America.- Chapter 3. Rural Development In Africa: Challenges and Opportunities.- Chapter 4. Regenerating the Pearl of the Pacific: A Destination Capitals Approach to Acapulco's Tourism Development.- Chapter 5. Relationship Between Women, Environment Towards Sustainable Development: A Case Study From Palestine.- Chapter 6. Water contamination and health hazards in pakistan: an overview of the current scenario and contemporary challenges.- Chapter 7. water security: challenges to the irrigation water-energy nexus in Australia.- Chapter 8. Sustaining Queensland's Agricultural Sector: Challenges and Opportunities from the Bioeconomy and the Circular Economy.- Chapter 9. Creating Sustainable Energy For Future Generations.- Chapter 10. Sustainable Consumption Behavior Among Romanian Students.- Chapter 11. Validity Testing Of A Heat Transfer Model In A Greenhouse.- Chapter 12. Deforestation in Malaysia: The Current Practice and the Way Forward.- Chapter 13. Meeting The Stakeholder Needs And Sustaining Business Through Sustainability Risk Management Practices: A Case Study Of Malaysian Environmentally Sensitive Companies.- Chapter 14. Smart Cities and their Role in the Framework of the Sustainable Development Goals.