Sustainable Development and Social Responsibility-Volume 1

A 10 Step Design Process for Architectural Design Studios.- A Design Chart to Determine the Sizing of Vertical Windows for Daylighting.- An Analysis of Corporate Social Responsibility and Role of Intermediaries for Value-Added Services.- An Overview of Bahrain's Microenterprises Role in Eliminating Unemployment.- Assessing Crop Yield and Risk: A New Method for Calculating Insurance Based on Rainfall.- Banking System in the MENA Region: A Comparative Analysis between Conventional and Islamic Banking in the UAE.- Blockchain Technology, Sustainability and Business A Literature Review and the Case of Dubai and UAE.- Experimental Sustainable Practices in Fashion Education.- HR Analytics, Fad or Fashion for Organizational Sustainability.- Measurement of Financial and Asset Performance of Agricultural Farms: Operational Proposal for a New Rating Model for Agricultural Companies for a Sustainable Development of the Industry.- Multimedia Applications in Digital Transformation Art.- Occupants' Behavior and Energy Usage in Emirati's Individual Houses in Al Ain: Exploratory Investigation.- Private Initiatives Versus State Interventions in Downtown Cairo: An On-going Debate Questioning the Sustainability of Newly Pedestrianised Streets; The Cases of Kodak and Al-Alfi Passageways.- Producing Green Concrete by Using Recycled Materials in UAE.- Psychology of Organizational Sustainability.- Sustainability and Financing Project: The UAE Paradigm.- Sustainable Concrete Production Using Ceramic Waste Powder (CWP).- Technology Assisted Student-Centred Learning for Civil Engineering Students.- The Assurance of Sustainability Reporting: An Extra Fee or A Guarantee.- The Business Going Concern: Financial Return and Social Expectations.- The Effect of Shop Lighting on the Costumer Behavior: (Dressing Room).- The Effect of the EU Referendum on the GBP: Evidence from Brexit.- The Existence of Modified Environmental Kuznets Curve for Gender Inequality in MENA Economies: Panel Data Model.-

Prof. Dr. Miroslav MateevA Vice President for Research and Advancement at the American University in the Emirates.  His research area includes corporate finance, company valuation, investment and portfolio management, global financial markets, mergers and acquisitions, bank performance and risk taking. Dr Mateev holds two doctoral degrees - PhD in Industrial Management and Doctor of Economic Sciences in Finance, from the University of National and World Economy, Sofia. Prof. Mateev interest for teaching was conceived 20 years ago during his MSc. Degree study in International Finance at London Business School in the UK. He also specialized at Harvard Business School where he focused on case writing and case teaching as part of his teaching methodology. Dr Mateev has published five textbooks and more than 100 papers in the areas of corporate finance and risk management, emerging economies, foreign direct investment M&A, bank regulation and ownership. Prior to working at AUE, Dr Mateev taught at the American University in Bulgaria and the University of Maine Business School.  Dr. Mateev is actively engaged in public and private sector consulting in the areas of foreign investment, corporate restructuring, project management and SME development.
Assoc.Prof. Jennifer Nightingale
An Associate Professor of Information Systems and the Assessment Coordinator at Slippery Rock University (SRU), Slippery Rock, PA USA.  Her research areas include ethical and societal issues regarding the use of technology, instructional technology and using technology as a teaching tool within business courses, enterprise resource planning, and the impact of instructional technologies on student learning. Dr. Nightingale has published over 30 journal and conference articles and her work has appeared in Journal of Business, Economics and Technology, Journal of Integrated Enterprise Systems, International Journal of EducationResearch, and Business and Society