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Chinese economic development and the environment
Managi, Shunsuke - 2009
Over the past two decades, China has become an economic powerhouse. However, as the world's largest producer of CO2 … emissions, the scale and seriousness of China's environmental problems are clearly evident. This pioneering book provides an … economic analysis of the significant environmental and energy problems facing China in the 21st century …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851179
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Biodiversity, conservation, and sustainable development : principles and practices with Asian examples
Tisdell, Clement Allan - 1999
general principles and broad policies. Case studies from China and north-east India help illustrate important economic and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473841
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Explorations in environmental and natural resource economics : essays in honor of Gardner M. Brown, Jr
Layton, David, F. (contributor);  … - 2006
Gardner M. Brown, Jr. has been a leading innovator in the development of environmental and natural resource economics. This book comprises essays written in his honor by some of the most distinguished economists working in this field
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850806
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Frontiers of environmental economics
Folmer, Henk (contributor) - 2001
Top European and American scholars contribute to this cutting-edge volume on little-researched areas of environmental and resource economics. Topics include spatial economics, poverty and development, experimental economics, large-scale risk and its management, organizational economics,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850840
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The international handbook on environmental technology management
Marinova, Dora (contributor); Annandale, David (contributor) - 2007
This important handbook is the first comprehensive account that brings together recent developments in the three related fields of environmental technology, environmental management and technology management. With contributions from more than 55 outstanding authors representing ten countries and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851007
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Environmental valuation in developed countries : case studies
Pearce, David (contributor) - 2006
This is the second of two volumes of case studies that illustrate how environmental economists place values on environmental assets and on the flows of goods and services generated by those assets. This important book assembles studies that discuss broad areas of application of economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851017
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Economic valuation with stated preference techniques : a manual
Bateman, Ian (contributor) - 2002
This manual offers a detailed, up-to-date explanation of how to carry out economic valuation using stated preference techniques. It is relevant for the application of these techniques to all non-market goods and services including air and water quality; provision of public open space; health care...
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Post Keynesian and ecological economics : confronting environmental issues
Spash, Clive L. (contributor);  … - 2009
It is argued that mainstream economics, with its present methodological approach, is limited in its ability to analyze and develop adequate public policy to deal with current environmental problems and sustainable development. This book provides an alternative approach. Building on the strengths...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851031
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Game theory and international environmental cooperation
Finus, Michael - 2001
The book investigates various strategies to provide countries with an incentive to accede, agree and comply to an international environmental agreement (IEA). Finus shows that by integrating real world restrictions into a model, game theory is a powerful tool for explaining the divergence...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851032
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A dictionary of environmental economics, science, and policy
Grafton, R. Quentin - 2001
This comprehensive Dictionary is an important reference tool for all those interested in environmental science and environmental studies. Written in a clear and accessible style, the dictionary includes over three thousand up-to-date entries, all accompanied by a detailed yet straightforward...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851034