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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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Innovation, markets and sustainable energy : the challenge of hydrogen and fuel cells
Russo, Angelantonio (contributor);  … - 2009
Adopting a cross-sectional and international perspective, this title analyses the implications of introducing fuel cell technologies into the industrial system and explores the complexity of market development for new technological solutions
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850910
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Technological change and the environmental imperative : challenges to the copper industry
Brundenius, Claes (contributor) - 2003
Technological Change and the Environmental Imperative considers the extent of the success of polluting industries in becoming cost-efficient whilst acquiring less polluting technologies, in the face of fierce competition. The authors also discuss what has been the impact of privatisation on this...
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Valuing complex natural resource systems : the case of the Lagoon of Venice
Alberini, Anna (contributor);  … - 2006
In complex natural resource systems, modifications or disruptions tend to affect many and diverse components of the ecological system, settlements and groups of people. This book uses the Lagoon of Venice-- a unique natural resource, wildlife habitat, centre of cultural heritage and recreational...
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Globalization and the environment : risk assessment and the WTO
Kellow, Aynsley John (contributor);  … - 2001
One of the unforeseen consequences of the WTO agreements has been controversy over risk. This volume explores aspects of risk with special reference to the WTO, where national instruments to reduce risk may conflict with international trade rules. The book is divided into sections dealing with:...
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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 …
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Environmental costs and liberalization in European air transport : a welfare economic analysis
Schipper, Youdi - 2001
noise pollution and emissions, not to mention the reduction of profits that often accompany market liberalization. In the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014474091
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Green accounting in Europe : a comparative study, volume 2
Markandya, Anil (contributor);  … - 2005
Using spatially desegregated data on measures of pollution to derive economic damage estimates, the main purpose of the … caused by ambient air pollution and the cost of defensive expenditures. They also present the results of the analysis and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420061
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850997
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Chinese economic development and the environment
Managi, Shunsuke - 2009
to pollution abatement -- Causal direction between pollution abatement and environmental efficiency -- Water and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851179