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Strategic behaviour in network industries : a multidisciplinary approach
Heuvelhof, Ernst F. ten (contributor) - 2009
This in-depth book explains how institutional changes such as the privatization and liberalization of network industries, for example transport, energy or telecommunications, can frequently be disappointing. The expected benefits such as lower prices, innovation and better services fail to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851153
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Applied benefit-cost analysis
Schmitz, Andrew (contributor); Zerbe, Richard O. (contributor) - 2008
used in a wide variety of fields including agriculture, life and health, transportation and the environment. In this single …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852260
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International handbook of urban policy : Volume 1, Contentious global issues
Geyer, Hermanus S. (contributor) - 2007
from a wide variety of different angles and perspectives. Matters related to urban densification, population mobility …, urban inequality and sustainability are analysed in a manner that will not only interest the advanced student but also the …pt. 1. Policy approaches -- pt. 2. Spatial economic issues -- pt. 3. Mobility and social issues -- pt. 4. Issues of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850799
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Towards a competitive, sustainable modern city
Kresl, Peter Karl (ed.) - 2020
them today: sustainability and competitiveness. Focusing on major cities in East Asia, North America, and Western Europe … those who are focusing on the importance of sustainability in both areas. Its stimulating, yet accessible, approach to the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012416717
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Beyond uneconomic growth : economics, equity and the ecological predicament
Farley, Joshua C. (contributor); Malghan, Deepak (contributor) - 2016
science of sustainability / Robert Goodland -- 3. Toward a sustainable and desirable future: a 35 year collaboration with … social and ecological cohesion. Guided by a clear moral vision that prioritizes sustainability and justice over profit, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419863
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Handbook of sustainability in management education : in search of a multidisciplinary, innovative and integrated approach
Arevalo, Jorge A. (contributor);  … - 2017
Contents: introduction -- Part I: Theorizing the field of sustainability in management education (SiME) development in … practice -- 1. Business cases for sustainability-integrated management education / Melissa Edwards, Suzanne Benn, and Mark … sustainability / Janette Brunstein, Marta Fabiano Sambiase, and Marcos Bidart Carneiro De Novaes -- 4. Sustainability in management …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419934
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Evolutionary economics and environmental policy : survival of the greenest
Bergh, Jeroen C. J. M. van den (contributor) - 2007
1. Introduction -- 2. Evolutionary economics -- 3. Environmental policy and transition management from an evolutionary perspective -- 4. Evolutionary policy for energy innovations -- 5. Case studies -- 6. Summary and conclusions.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420012
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420018
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Incentives, regulations and plans : the role of states and nation-states in smart growth planning
Knaap, Gerrit-Jan (contributor) - 2007
This unique book allows readers to compare analyses of how North American states and European nation-states use incentives, regulations or plans to approach a core set of universal land use issues such as: containing sprawl, mixed use development, transit oriented development, affordable...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420036
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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