Environmental economics

The current environmental situation of the countries of Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia (EECCA) is dire and challenges are mounting, but there are also new opportunities.

Cet ouvrage analyse les incidences environnementales du secteur du batiment et les politiques actuelles qui visent a les attenuer.

The implementation of biodiversity policies will often benefit different groups to a greater or lesser degree.

La mise en A uvre des politiques en matiere de biodiversite se traduit souvent par une repartition inegale des avantages.

This book presents an analysis of the environmental impacts of the building sector and of current policies to mitigate these impacts, in particular with regard to reduction of CO2 emission, minimisation of construction and demolition waste and prevention of indoor air pollution.

Ce rapport prsente la premire analyse internationale systmatique des effets du changement climatique sur la fiabilit de l'enneigement dans les Alpes.

This first OECD review of China's environmental situation and policies systematically examines the physical and institutional context for environmental policy as well as specific issues including air, water, waste, and biodiversity; explores the environment-economic and environmental-social policy interfaces; reviews China's international engagement on environmental issues; and makes a series of recommendations.

La premiere etude de politiques environnementales de la Chine passe en revue le contexte materiel et institutionnel pour retenir ensuite des domaines precis comme l'air, l'eau, les dechets et la biodiversite.

Ce rapport consacre a la Belgique Slovaque evalue les progres accomplis ou a faire dans la reduction de la charge polluante, la gestion des ressources naturelles, l'integration des politiques economique et environnementale et le renforcement de la cooperation internationale.

This comprehensive review of Belgium's environmental policies and programmes examines the full range of issues including air and water management, nature and biodiversity management, climate change, sustainable development, environmental taxation, environmental policy, and international co-operation.

This comprehensive review of New Zealand's environmental policies and programmes covers environmental management including waste and water management; nature and biodiversity conservation; economy and the environment; agriculture, forestry and the environment; the environmental-social interface; and international co-operation.

Switzerland's performance in fighting pollution is among the best of any OECD country.

Markets for many classes of potentially recyclable materials are growing.

China's endowment of water resources is extremely low, poorly distributed, and increasingly polluted.

In 2003, the Ministers of Environment of the 12 countries of Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (EECCA), together with their partners in the "e;Environment for Europe"e; process, adopted the EECCA Environment Strategy.

Les transports continuent d'avoir des effets nefastes sur l'environnement, la sante et l'economie.

L'analyse du fonctionnement interne de l'entreprise est largement absente de l'evaluation economique des politiques de l'environnement.

The analysis of the inner workings of the firm has been largely absent from economic assessments of environmental policy.

Subsidies are pervasive in OECD countries and are among the most powerful public policy instruments.

Based on experience in OECD countries, this book provides a comprehensive discussion of the effectiveness of environmentally related taxes, of recent research on the environmental and economic impacts of applying them, an on their potential for wider use.

Mettant a profit l'experience de pays de l'OCDE, cet ouvrage propose un examen exhaustif de ces questions et des recherches recentes sur les impacts environnementaux et economiques de l'instauration de taxes liees a l'environnement.

This report draws on three detailed case studies from Armenia, the Russian Federation and Turkey and on the experience of OECD countries to provide guidance on how transfers from central budgets to local authorities could be designed to finance environmental infrastructures in transition economies.

Cette etude approfondie des politiques et programmes environnementaux de la Coree apporte au lecteur des informations sur l'etendue des efforts menes pour atteindre les objectifs nationaux et satisfaire aux engagements internationaux.

This comprehensive review of Korea's environmental policies and programmes brings the reader information on the extent to which Korea is meeting its domestic environmental objectives and international commitments.

Ces dernieres annees, le nombre d'accords commerciaux regionaux (ACR) a considerablement augmente.

The papers in this conference proceedings address the various conceptual, measurement and statistical policy issues that arise when applying accounting frameworks to the concept of sustainable development.

Unsustainable subsidies are pervasive in the industry, agriculture, transport and energy sectors of most OECD countries.

Achieving sustainable development depends on good governance practices, particularly the effective implementation of national sustainable development strategies which integrate government decision-making in the economic, environmental and social spheres.

Ce rapport consacre a l'Autriche evalue les progres accomplis ou a faire dans la reduction de la charge polluante, la gestion des ressources naturelles, l'integration des politiques economique et environnementale et le renforcement de la cooperation internationale.

Pour faire face a un probleme environnemental donne, on peut utiliser une combinaison d'instruments par opposition a un instrument unique.

What are the impacts on environmental effectiveness and economic efficiency of using an "e;instrument mix"e;, rather than a single instrument, to address a given environmental problem?

This publication summarises the lessons learned from the 30 country reviews of sustainable development that have been published since 2002 as part of OECD Economic Surveys.

Cette publication reunit tous les documents de l'OCDE sur les bonnes pratiques de laboratoire et la verification de leur respect.

The relationship between environment and children's health has been the subject of increasing interest these last ten years.

Cet ouvrageest le fruit d'une collaboration entre la Direction de l'environnement et la Direction de la coopration pour le dveloppement de l'OCDE.

This fact-filled book presents key environmental indicators endorsed by OECD Environment Ministers and major environmental indicators from the OECD Core Set.

Cet ouvrage presente les resultats de l'examen par les pairs des politiques et programmes de l'environnement de la republique Tcheque.

Cet ouvrage presente une evaluation approfondie des developpements conceptuels et methodologiques dans le domaine de l'analyse couts-avantages et de l'environnement en utilisant un etalon de mesure monetaire commun.

This book presents an in-depth assessment of the most recent conceptual and methodological developments in cost-benefit analysis and the environment.

Cet examen des politiques et performances environnementales du Chili mene en collaboration avec la Commission economique pour l'Amerique latine et les Caraibes des Nations Unies est une analyse systematique des performances et de la politique du Chili concernant l'air, l'eau, la preservation de la nature et la biodiversite.

This review of Chile's environmental policies and performance, carried out in co-operation with the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, systematically examines Chile's performance and policy with regards to air, water, nature conservation, and biodiversity.

Ce rapport consacre a la France evalue les progres accomplis ou a faire dans la reduction de la charge polluante, la gestion des ressources naturelles, l'integration des politiques economique et environnementale et le renforcement de la cooperation internationale.

This book presents the results of a peer review of France's environmental policies and programmes.

This book brings together the findings of key sector- and media-specific analyses of the environment in the Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia (EECCA) area and puts forward a set of indicators to provide a one-stop, concise and up-to-date assessment that is accessible also to a non-specialist audience.

Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) have increased significantly in number over the past few years.

This book presents OECD assessments and recommendations regarding the United States' efforts to manage its environment including air, water, nature, and biodiversity; to do this in a sustainable manner; and to do this in co-operation with its global neighbours.

This publication unites all of the OECD documents related to Good Laboratory Practice and compliance monitoring, and, in the Annex, reproduces the three OECD Council Decisions related to the Mutual Acceptance of Data in the Assessment of Chemicals.

This book is the product of a collaborative effort between the OECD Environment and Development Co-operation directorates on mainstreaming responses to climate change in development planning and assistance.

The book is the only technical volume that explains how equivalency analysis methods mentioned in Annex II of the European Environmental Liability Directive should be implemented.