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Towards sustainable development in industry? : reports from seven developing and transition economies
Hesp, Paul (contributor); Luken, Ralph Andrew (contributor) - 2003
impact of industry on sustainable development. In this original and insightful book, national experts from Chile, China, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850997
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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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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, carbon tax policy in northeast Asia and environmental taxation strategies in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850794
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420056
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Climate change and sustainable development : new challenges for poverty reduction
Opschoor, Johannes Baptist (contributor);  … - 2009
This unique book provides cutting-edge knowledge and analyses of the consequences that climate change will have for sustainable development and poverty reduction within the context of global development
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850833
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Modelling sustainable development : transitions to a sustainable future
Gerlagh, Reyer (contributor); Schleicher, Stefan (contributor) - 2009
pt. 1. Defining sustainability -- pt. 2. Issues in modelling sustainability -- pt. 3. Model descriptions -- pt. 4 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851646
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Institutional change for sustainable development
Connor, Robin - 2004
comprehending institutional dimensions of sustainability, emphasising the complexity of institutional systems, and highlighting the … institutional accommodation of a sustainability discourse, the interdependence of normative and institutional change; reiteration …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851956
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Implementing sustainable development : integrated assessment and participatory decision-making processes
Baranzini, Andrea (contributor); Abaza, Hussein (contributor) - 2002
Decision-makers increasingly seek to design environmental and development policies that will support sustainable development. Thus, practical tools to help formulate sustainable development policies and clear methods to assess their acceptability and effectiveness are urgently needed. This book...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852083
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Fair principles for sustainable development : essays on environmental policy and developing countries
Dommen, Edward (ed.) - 1993
With the increasingly evident and widespread impact of economic activity on the environment, there is a growing concern in all parts of the world for environmental considerations to be more fully reflected in economic decision-making. The Polluter-Pays, User-Pays and Precautionary principles are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473930
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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
suggestions for resource management and environmental sustainability based on integrated, multidisciplinary information, methods …-ecosystem relationship with reference to national and global processes, focusing specifically on employment versus sustainability, trade …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473967