Environmental economics

This book provides readers with a comprehensive understanding of the general framework of sustainable development paths in relation to where countries stand at present, by outlining the main challenges they face, and the potential pathways ahead to foster the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

This book tackles the challenging issues raised by the growth of large megacities from diverse perspectives and approaches.

How individuals and the government are changing life in China's polluted citiesOver the past thirty years, even as China's economy has grown by leaps and bounds, the environmental quality of its urban centers has precipitously declined due to heavy industrial output and coal consumption.

Provides a rigorous analysis of sustainable development that includes practical, policy-relevant, global case studies, explained concisely and clearly.

The litany of alarming observations about water use and misuse is now familiar-over a billion people without access to safe drinking water; almost every major river dammed and diverted; increasing conflicts over the delivery of water in urban areas; continuing threats to water quality from agricultural inputs and industrial wastes; and the increasing variability of climate, including threats of severe droughts and flooding across locales and regions.

Ivory is big business, and in some parts of Africa elephants have been hunted almost to extinction in the quest for it.

When the guns are silenced, those who have survived armed conflict need food, water, shelter, the means to earn a living, and the promise of safety and a return to civil order.

In May 2005, the International Max Planck Research School for Maritime Affairs organized an international conference addressing marine pollution.

This comprehensive handbook represents a definitive state of the current art and science of food waste from multiple perspectives.

This book presents a comprehensive study of the role that the Blue Flag beach program has played around the world, considering economic, social and environmental perspectives.

This book presents a new perspective on the link between economic growth and environmental change.

This book examines the nuances of the relationship between development and environmental conservation policy in India over the last three decades.

Finalist for the 2021 PROSE Award for Environmental Science!

The Quest for Oil (1970) examines all aspects of the oil industry - what oil is, where it is found, how fuels are produced, transported and sold, and the ways in which the fuels are used.

This book illustrates two approaches for firms to shape successful circular strategies, namely, the Circular Economy and Circular Districts.

Policy analysis is a dynamic process of discovery rather than a passive exercise of memorizing facts and conclusions.

Ecotaxation covers two distinct ideas.

In the midst of human-induced global climate change, powerful industrialized nations and rapidly industrializing nations are still heavily dependent on fossil fuels.

This book Food in a Planetary Emergency is a timely overview of the current food systems and the required transformations to respond to the challenges of climate change, population pressures, biodiversity loss and use of natural resources, such as soils, water and phosphorus.

Michael Evenari's biography unfolds his exciting, manifold life: his love for botany, the confrontation with political events as a youngster and his thrilling experience of helping in the development of Israel.

Neben grundsätzlichen Aussagen zur Technikfolgenabschätzung und Systemanalyse stellen die Autoren Ergebnisse aus der Forschung über Konzeptionen zur Nachhaltigkeit vor.

The energy reserves of the Caspian Region have been hailed as the new 'Middle East'.

This textbook explains the main economic mechanisms behind energy markets and assesses how governments can implement policies to improve these markets' performance.

This book provides authoritative and up-to-date research for anyone interested in the study of international environmental politics.

Energy Fables: Challenging Ideas in the Energy Sector takes a fresh look at key terms and concepts around which energy research and policy are organised.

As a heavy user of electricity the primary aluminium smelting industry is a leading example of the effects of variations in energy costs.

Global warming is a serious threat to the stability of world climate and to economic prosperity in some regions.

This book analyses the unprecedented economic and social challenges to human civilization from the perspective of Buddhist philosophy.

Seitdem Tourismus zum Milliardengeschäft geworden ist, stellt er ein wachsendes Problem, aber auch eine Chance für die Umwelt dar.

Originally published in 1931 (this re-issues the 8th edition of 1953), this book gives students a comprehensive account of global climatic types and the impact of climate on economics, issues of race, health, meteorology and geography.

The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) study is a major international initiative drawing attention to local, national and global economic benefits of biodiversity, to highlight the growing costs of biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation, the benefits of investing in natural capital, and to draw together expertise from the fields of science, economics and policy to enable practical actions.

As a forester interested in economics and policy, Daowei Zhang followed the softwood lumber dispute between the U.

This book highlights the roles of inter-regional networks in regional economies to explore the drivers of sustained regional economic growth.

In 1989 the Dutch government published a National Environmental Policy Plan (Dutch abbreviation NMP).

This book provides a balanced critique of a range of international sustainability certification schemes across nine agricultural and natural resource industries.

The first years of the 90s have witnessed thorough politicaland economic changes in northern Europe.

Bringing together case studies from Kenya, Benin, Cameroon and the Philippines, this volume provides a multidisciplinary overview of the economics of natural resource management in Tropical regions, at household and village level.

Public concern over land management has never been greater.

Of Limits and Growth offers new perspectives on environmentalism, post-1945 international history, and the origins of sustainability.

This book introduces green bonds and their significance in portfolio management and sustainable finance.

The New Carbon Economy provides a critical understanding of the carbon economy.

In this study, the author constructs a systematic statistical framework for studying the environment and technology, the economy and society, and performs a series of analyses of the impact of human activities on the environment.

It is zero hour for a new US water policy!

Das vorliegende Buch behandelt das Konzept des Least-Cost Planning ("Minimalkosten-Planung").