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Trade and environment : theory and policy in the context of EU enlargement and transition economic

Maxwell, John W. (contributor); Reuveny, Rafael (contributor) - 2005

The debate about how best to manage the interplay between trade, industrialization and the impacts of both on the global environment continues to rage, particularly in the context of the introduction and ratification of the Kyoto Protocol. This book deals with a number of important issues...

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Road congestion pricing in Europe : implications for the United States

Bae, Chang-Hee Christine (contributor); … - 2008

examines road pricing in the real world and not simply from a theoretical viewpoint. As a comparative study it will appeal to …

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Carbon sinks and climate change : forests in the fight against global warming

Hunt, Colin - 2009

"Reforestation and avoiding deforestation are methods of harnessing nature to tackle global warming - the greatest challenge facing humankind. In this book, Colin Hunt deals comprehensively with the present and future role of forests in climate change policy and practice. The author provides...

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Economic integration and the environment : a political-economic perspective

Bommer, Rolf - 1998

study, the author examines the political influence of environmentalists and industry sub-groups on pollution standards in … pollution regulation considerably and increase the chance of higher environmental standards. He concludes that free trade offers … the opportunity to introduce tighter pollution regulation due to the political influence of interest groups on …

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What has happened to the quality of life in the advanced industrialized nations?

Wolff, Edward N. (contributor) - 2004

The contributors to this volume investigate to what extent welfare has increased in the United States over the postwar period and provide a rigorous examination of both conventional measures of the standard of living, as well as more inclusive indices. The chapters cover such topics as: race,...

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Handbook of creative cities

Mellander, Chorlotta (contributor); … - 2011

With the publication of The Rise of the Creative Class by Richard Florida in 2002, the "creative city" became the new hot topic among urban policymakers, planners and economists. Florida has developed one of three path-breaking theories about the relationship between creative individuals and...