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Competitive electricity markets and sustainability
Lévêque, François (contributor) - 2006
This book responds to the opening up of electricity markets to competition, which has completely changed the nature of power generation. The building of new generation and transmission capacity and the setting of the energy mix between nuclear, gas and renewable resources are mainly left to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851235
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The economics of hydroelectric power
Edwards, Brian Keith - 2003
Despite the extensive body of literature on energy economics, very little economics research has been conducted that focuses specifically on dams and hydroelectric power. Brian Edwards addresses this deficiency by examining the multiple roles that dams play, as well as the role of hydroelectric...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014474088
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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 World Bank world development report, 2003 -- Can we grow our way to an …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420018
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Agriculture, trade, and the environment : the impact of liberalization on sustainable development
Antle, John M. (ed.); Lekakis, J. N. (ed.);  … - 1998
This timely book focuses on the liberalization of agricultural policy and questions whether it is compatible with the goal of achieving economic and environmental sustainability in the European Union. It presents an invaluable contribution to the growing literature on the sustainability and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473834
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Biodiversity, conservation, and sustainable development : principles and practices with Asian examples
Tisdell, Clement Allan - 1999
This important book highlights the conflicts between economic growth and the conservation of nature in the context of sustainable development. It places particular emphasis on biological diversity and examines possible policies for resolving conflicts which arise from the contrasting goals of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473841
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Economy and ecosystems in change : analytical and historical approaches
Bergh, Jeroen C. J. M. van den (ed.);  … - International Society for Ecological Economics <San … - 1997
Economy and Ecosystems in Change addresses ecological problems from an economic perspective, and provides policy suggestions for resource management and environmental sustainability based on integrated, multidisciplinary information, methods and applications. The book begins by introducing the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473967
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Economics of ecological resources : selected essays
Perrings, Charles - 1997
Economics of Ecological Resources presents new or recently published work on ecological economies, sustainability, poverty, resource degradation and decision-making under uncertainty. The book explores the allocation of resources in jointly determined ecological-economic systems. An introductory...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473971
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Resilience and regional development : new roadmaps
Pescariu, Gabriela Carmen (ed.); Tigǎnaşu, Romana (ed.);  … - 2023
"Interdisciplinary in its approach, with expert contributors from diverse backgrounds, Resilience and Regional Development brings to light the significance of multiple dimensions of resilience and its implications for the economy. Using a spectrum of analytical tools and a diverse range of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014372513
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Emerging dynamis of sustainability in multinational enterprises
2016
Economic development that meets the needs of the global population without jeopardizing the capacity of future generations is a worldwide challenge for multinational enterprises (MNEs). They are expected to balance their role as global economic actors and environmental stewards in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419793
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Handbook on innovation, society and the environment
Díaz López, Fernando J. (ed.); Mazzanti, Massimiliano (ed.) - 2023
"Through careful investigation into the role of eco-innovation as a catalysing factor in the societal transition towards sustainability, this Handbook proposes more appropriate measures of innovation as a driver of change. It examines innovation from various perspectives, including labour,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014437072