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Environmental policy implications of extreme variations in pollutant stock levels and socioeconomic costs
Makropoulou, Vasiliki; Dotsis, George; Markellos, Raphael N. - In: The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance 53 (2013) 4, pp. 417-428
This paper uses a real options approach to examine the impact of abrupt increases in carbon dioxide emissions and … emissions abatement level. Our analysis extends the methodology of Pindyck (2000) using jump diffusion processes. We show that … if the stock of pollutant is subject to extreme variations and the emissions abatement level is chosen exogenously by the …
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Environmental market failures: Are there any local market-based corrective mechanisms for global problems?
Ayres, Robert - In: Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 1 (1997) 3, pp. 289-309
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Market dynamics, dynamic resource management and environmental policy in the context of (strong) sustainability
Klarl, Torben - In: Journal of Evolutionary Economics 23 (2013) 4, pp. 861-888
) this analysis provides an environment discussing sustainability in an appropriate inasmuch dynamic way. The paper makes the … harvesting-cost-reducing technological progress. On the other side if policy interventions ceased, strong resource sustainability …
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Interpreting orchardists’ talk about their orchards: the good orchardists
Hunt, Lesley - In: Agriculture and Human Values 27 (2010) 4, pp. 415-426
In order to implement environmental policies for sustainable and resilient land use we need to better understand how people relate to their agricultural land and how this affects their practices. In this paper I use an inductive, qualitative analysis of data gathered from interviews with...
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Drivers for Corporate Environmental Responsibility (CER)
Dummett, Kel - In: Environment, Development and Sustainability 8 (2006) 3, pp. 375-389
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Implications of the principles of sustainable development for the environmental and energy policies of new EU member states
Mantorski, Zbigniew - In: International Journal of Global Energy Issues 34 (2010) 1/2/3/4, pp. 112-119
This paper briefly describes difficulties in implementing the principles of sustainable development in new EU member states and discusses the opportunities and threats involved. It gives recommendations for environmental protection and energy policies consequent on these sustainable development...
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Harnessing the political economy of environmental policy: David Pearce’s contribution to OECD
Barde, Jean-Philippe - In: Environmental & Resource Economics 37 (2007) 1, pp. 33-42
During 34 years, David Pearce made major contribution to OECD work on environmental economic issues, with a particular focus on cost–benefit analysis, economic instruments, biodiversity and distributive issues. This article provides a brief review of David Pearce’s contributions. This work...
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Is more information always better? An analysis applied to information-based policies for environmental protection
Bougherara, Douadia; Grolleau, Gilles; Mzoughi, Naoufel - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 10 (2007) 3, pp. 197-213
Environmental policy has intensively focused on information-based instruments that seek to change agents' behaviour through information provision. This information provision is generally considered as likely to ultimately improve environmental quality. We suggest a new and complementary way to...
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Land, labour and the anthropology of work: towards sustainable livelihoods
Gowdy, John M.; Hubacek, Klaus - In: International Journal of Agricultural Resources, … 1 (2000) 1, pp. 17-27
sustainability are becoming clearer. Environmental degradation frequently leads to social instability and vice-versa. Recent studies …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008564160
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Environmental governance in the European Union: strategies and instruments for absolute decoupling
Giljum, Stefan; Hak, Thomas; Hinterberger, Friedrich; … - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 8 (2005) 1/2, pp. 31-46
waste and emissions is regarded as the core strategy to reconcile environmental protection and continued economic growth …
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