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Towards sustainable development in industry? : reports from seven developing and transition economies
Hesp, Paul (contributor); Luken, Ralph Andrew (contributor) - 2003
Many developing and transition economies have not yet undertaken the policy integration measures needed to enhance the impact of industry on sustainable development. In this original and insightful book, national experts from Chile, China, the Czech Republic, Pakistan, Tunisia, Turkey and...
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[Schritte ins nächste Jahrtausend]
Rat von Sachverständigen für Umweltfragen - 2000
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Handbook on digital platforms and ecosystems in manufacturing
Baumann, Sabine (ed.) - 2024
"This timely Handbook examines the rapidly expanding research area of digital platforms and business ecosystems in the context of manufacturing industries. Chapters analyze core topics such as business model transformation, ecosystem design, and governance, offering an up-to-date overview of...
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The dynamics of regions and networks in industrial ecosystems
Davidsdottir, Brynhildur (contributor);  … - 2009
Industrial ecology provides a rigorous and comprehensive description of human production and consumption processes in the larger context of environmental and socioeconomic change. This volume offers methodologies for such descriptions, with contributions covering both basic and advanced...
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The impact of climate change on regional systems : a comprehensive analysis of California
Smith, Joel B. (contributor);  … - 2006
Models are used to estimate potential physical and biological impacts, efficient adaptations, and residual damages from climate change. The contributors cover a broad array of climate change impacts on affected market sectors (including water supply, agriculture, coastal resources, timber, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851109
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Economic rights and environmental wrongs : property rights for the common good
Devlin, Rose Anne - 1998
1. Environmental wrongs -- 2. Externalities and the environment -- 3. Property rights for pollution -- 4. Property …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851479
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Governing the environment : salient institutional issues
Breton, Albert (contributor) - 2009
This book examines how different countries define and address environmental issues, specifically in relation to intergovernmental relations: the creation of institutions, the assignment of powers, and the success of alternative solutions. It also investigates whether a systemic view of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851560
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Joint production and responsibility in ecological economics : on the foundations of environmental policy
Baumgärtner, Stefan - 2006
This groundbreaking book takes a fresh look at how environmental problems emerge from economic activity and how they may be addressed in a responsible and sustainable manner. At its centre is the concept of joint production. This captures the phenomenon whereby several effects necessarily emerge...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851862
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The economics of pollution havens
Fullerton, Don (ed.) - 2006
A pollution haven may arise if environmental stringency differs between countries, when capital is mobile, and when …, how those flows affect pollution, prices, and incomes, and finally how all of these last considerations feed back into … pollution policies, how local environmental rules respond to those location decisions, and how trade liberalization affects the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014474011
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Sustainable Development Fund
Gouriéroux, Christian - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2007
The cleaning up costs after closure of chemical or nuclear plants are large. They have to be taken into account in the production costs and in the pricing of the corporate, owner of such plants. Moreover, it is necessary to create a reserve account to cover these future large and long term...
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