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Global environmental change and agriculture : assessing the impacts
Frisvold, George B. (ed.); Kuhn, Betsey (ed.) - 1999
within the developing world, where agriculture remains a major economic activity. Authors take on an economy-wide perspective …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473988
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Global environmental change in alpine regions : recognition, impact, adaptation and mitigation
Steininger, Karl W. (ed.); Weck-Hannemann, Hannelore (ed.) - 2002
services to humanity. In this book, the authors demonstrate how alpine environments throughout the world are particularly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014474139
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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,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850794
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The impact of climate change on regional systems : a comprehensive analysis of California
Smith, Joel B. (contributor);  … - 2006
Models are used to estimate potential physical and biological impacts, efficient adaptations, and residual damages from climate change. The contributors cover a broad array of climate change impacts on affected market sectors (including water supply, agriculture, coastal resources, timber, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851109
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Recent developments in trade and the environment
Copeland, Brian R. - 2014
technology transfer? Is the abatement achieved by unilateral pollution control offset by increased pollution elsewhere? The … competitiveness, evidence on the pollution haven hypothesis, effects of trade on the sustainability of renewable resources … (2009), 'Agglomeration Effects in Foreign Direct Investment and the Pollution Haven Hypothesis', Environmental and Resource …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852196
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Economic modelling of climate change and energy policies
Miguel, Carlos de (ed.); Labandeira Villot, Xavier (ed.);  … - Atlantic Workshop on Energy and Environmental Economics - 2006
Climate change and energy consumption are at the forefront of current environmental debate. Whilst energy is essential to the functioning and survival of our societies, the environmental impact that energy consumption is having, particularly on climate change, is a growing concern and the design...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014474010
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Sustainable development indicators in ecological economics
Lawn, Philip A. (contributor) - 2006
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850668
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Climate change and agriculture : an economic analysis of global impacts, adaptation and distributional effects
Mendelsohn, Robert O.; Dinar, Ariel - 2009
Despite its great importance, there are surprisingly few economic studies of the impact of climate on agriculture and how agriculture can adapt under a variety of conditions. This book examines 22 countries across four continents, including both developed and developing economies. It provides...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850683
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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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Climate law and developing countries : legal and policy challenges for the world economy
Richardson, Benjamin J. (contributor) - 2009
pt. I. Climate justice -- pt. II. Expanding the scope of the climate change legal regimes -- pt. III. The clean development mechanism and mitigation strategies -- pt. IV. Climate policy bridging the north and south
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850875