Abstract
Green Business Operations for Building Eco-Cities: Identifying the Role of Business and Critical Success Factors for Sustainability
Highlights
It is anticipated that by 2050 the number of people living in cities will have increased from 3.6 billion in 2011 to nearly 6.5 billion and that 70% of world’s population will be residents of cities (Macomber, 2013; Zuzul et al, 2013)
This rapid increase of people is predicted to occur in developing countries such as Saudi Arabia, China, and India (Eccles et al, 2012; Macomber, 2013)
We focus on King Abdullah Economic City in Saudi Arabia, one of the biggest and most ambitious sustainable cities projects in the Middle East
Summary
It is anticipated that by 2050 the number of people living in cities will have increased from 3.6 billion in 2011 to nearly 6.5 billion and that 70% of world’s population will be residents of cities (Macomber, 2013; Zuzul et al, 2013). The greater role of business in developing an effective public-private partnership, the higher impact the sustainable city performance in terms of economic, social, and environmental measures. The greater role of business in facilitating a linkage between the government entities and a city’s residents, the higher impact the sustainable city performance in terms of economic, social, and environmental measures. Responsibility (CSR) indicators), and sustainable environmental terms (e.g., quality of life, and resources efficiency use (recycling, renewable energy use)) These measures could be the most important values created by the city itself regarding the sustainability performance levels for the economy, society, and environment. Living and working within a society that is just, engaged, diverse, responsible, supportive, and socially sound
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