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Since the late 1980s and early 1990s, national governments have introduced a range of policy measures designed to steer their economies along a more sustainable path. Yet how are we to know how successful these have been? This significant new book discusses the ways in which sustainable...
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This broad review of the development of US water resource policy analysis and practice offers perspectives from several disciplines: law, economics, engineering, ecology and political science. The historical context provided goes back to the early 19th century, but the book concentrates on the...
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rapidly growing area, with particular reference to sustainability. They have also written an authoritative new introduction …Geir B. Asheim (1994), 'Net National Product as an Indicator of Sustainability', Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 96 …-Zhong Li and Karl-Gustaf Löfgren (2000), 'Renewable Resources and Economic Sustainability: A Dynamic Analysis with …
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In this book, the first of two volumes, the authors provide detailed case studies of valuation techniques that have been used in developing countries. They demonstrate that valuation works and that it can yield significant insights into policy-relevant issues regarding conservation and economic...
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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
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-reaching Handbook. The contributing authors discuss the ongoing debates about sustainability and energy use, energy economics, renewable …. 4. Other energy and sustainability issues -- pt. 5. Energy and climate policy -- pt. 6. Other dimensions of energy …
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"Renewable energy technologies produce many measurable benefits, such as a clear reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. However, it is also apparent that these methods of energy production come with costs. Discussing renewable energy developments within an economic context, this pertinent...
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Regulating Utilities and Promoting Competition continues the series of annual books, published in association with the Institute of Economic Affairs and the London Business School, which critically review the state of utility regulation and competition policy
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Chapter 1. Introduction / Davide Geneletti -- Part 1 Mainstreaming biodiversity and ecosystem services in impact assessment types -- 2. Spatial ecosystem service analysis for environmental impact assessment of projects / Lisa Mandle and Heather Tallis -- 3. Ecosystem services analysis for...
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pt. 1. Static and dynamic estimation of natural resource demand -- pt. 2. Valuation methods -- pt. 3. Estimation under uncertatinty -- pt. 4. Recent advances in econometrics methods applied to natural resource management.
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