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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...

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Beyond the Asian crisis : pathways to sustainable growth

Chowdhury, Anis (contributor); Islam, Iyanatul (contributor) - 2001

As Southeast and Northeast Asia recover from the Asian crisis and return to a state of growth, the authors of this book assess the lessons to be learned from the crisis to achieve sustainable development in the future. While the importance of each factor contributing to the crisis varies from...

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Economic development and agricultural productivity

Bhaduri, Amit (ed.); Skarstein, Rune (ed.) - 1997

This important book challenges conventional development theory by addressing not only technological but also socio-economic factors influencing low agricultural productivity in the developing world. Agricultural productivity has long been regarded as a fundamental factor in influencing economic...

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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.

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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...

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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...

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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...

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