This book is timely in its investigation of the environmental influence of globalization and China. Volume 14 focusses on : theoretic modeling of environmental impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on host countries, international openness and corporate environmental performance in China,...

Subsidies are pervasive throughout OECD countries and much of this support is potentially harmful environmentally. This report presents sectoral analyses on agriculture, fisheries, water, energy and transport, proposing a checklist approach to identifying and assessing environmentally harmful...

Biofuels: An Introduction of Market and Impacts -- Technologies, Production Costs, and Support Policies -- Biofuels and Global Food Crisis.-Impact on Land -- Biofuels and Poverty -- Oil Price and Biofuels -- Biofuels and Climate Change Mitigation -- Policies for Biofuels: Direct Subsidies to...

This unique collection of Clem Tisdell's articles is an eminently readable and comprehensive economic analysis of important contemporary issues involving ecological and environmental economics. Coverage includes the role of ecological economics in the modern world, welfare and ethical...

Interest in biofuels began with oil shocks in the 1970’s, but the more rapid development and consumption of biofuel industry in recent years has been primarily driven by mandates, subsidies, climate change concerns, emissions targets and energy security. From 2004 to 2006, fuel ethanol grew by...

Responding to change -- The decision context -- A brief philosophy of adaptive ecosystem management -- Contesting sustainability : who will own the word? -- Introducing and grounding a procedural approach -- Heuristic proceduralism : a general method -- Tools of the adaptive trade --...

Zunehmende Umweltprobleme sind die Bürde, die das vergangene auf das neue Jahrtausend übertragen hat. Fraglich bleibt dabei auch, welche ökologische Rolle dem Nachfrager zukommen sollte und mit welchen Mitteln ein umweltschonendes Verbraucherverhalten gefördert werden kann. Ökonomische...

How can innovation and technology better contribute to environmental sustainability? What factors drive firms to innovate for the environment? How can environmental and innovation policies be better designed to stimulate innovation for the environment? How can better policy coherence be...