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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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Environmental taxation in China and Asia-Pacific : achieving environmental sustainability through fiscal policy

Kreiser, Lawrence A. (contributor) - 2011

Environmental Taxation in China and Asia-Pacific contains an integrated set of detailed chapters providing insights and analysis on how fiscal policy can be used to achieve environmental sustainability. Highly topical chapters include energy tax policy in China, environmental fiscal reform,...

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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...

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Recent developments in trade and the environment

Copeland, Brian R. - 2014

technology transfer? Is the abatement achieved by unilateral pollution control offset by increased pollution elsewhere? The … competitiveness, evidence on the pollution haven hypothesis, effects of trade on the sustainability of renewable resources … (2009), 'Agglomeration Effects in Foreign Direct Investment and the Pollution Haven Hypothesis', Environmental and Resource …

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Beyond uneconomic growth : economics, equity and the ecological predicament

Farley, Joshua C. (contributor); Malghan, Deepak (contributor) - 2016

In memoriam for Robert Goodland -- Part I Introduction -- 1. The foundations for an ecological economy: an overview / Joshua Farley -- 2. The world in over-shoot: a celebration of Herman Daly's contributions to ecological economics - the science of sustainability / Robert Goodland -- 3. Toward a...

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Ecological economics and sustainable development : selected essays of Herman Daly

Daly, Herman E. - 2007

Basic concepts and ideas -- Limits to growth -- Economics in a full world -- The challenge of ecological economics : historical context and some specific issues -- Issues with the World Bank -- Sustainable development : definitions, principles, policies -- The illth of nations : comments on...

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Sustainable development in Europe : concepts, evaluation and applications

Schubert, Uwe (contributor); Störmer, Eckhard (contributor) - 2007

Evaluating sustainable development is becoming increasingly important in policy making, evaluation practice and the scientific world in general. However, at present, there is neither a generally accepted set of measures and evaluation methods, nor specific standards to be met. Sustainable...

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Frontier issues in ecological economics

Lawn, Philip A. - 2007

pt. 1. An introduction to ecological economics, sustainable development and the steady-state economy -- pt. 2. Sustainable development and natural capital -- pt. 3. Sustainable development indicators -- pt. 4. Sustainable development : theoretical and policy issues -- pt. 5. Sustainable...

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The economics of tourism and sustainable development

Lanza, Alessandro (contributor); Markandya, Anil (contributor) - 2005

1. An investigation on the growth performance of small tourism countries -- 2. Forecasting international tourism demand and uncertainty for Barbados, Cyprus and Fiji -- 3. Land, environmental externalities and tourism development -- 4. Tourism, increasing returns and welfare -- 5. How to develop...

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Sustainable development indicators in ecological economics

Lawn, Philip A. (contributor) - 2006

Since the late 1980s and early 1990s, national governments have introduced a range of policy measures designed to steer their economies along a more sustainable path. Yet how are we to know how successful these have been? This significant new book discusses the ways in which sustainable...

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