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Towards Sustainable Consumption Patterns : A Progress Report on Member Country Initiatives
2000
Addressing unsustainable patterns of consumption is a crucial challenge for OECD Member countries in tackling environmental problems. However, measures to influence consumer demand have, in the past, received less attention than measures to influence production patterns. This progress report...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012440583
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Towards sustainable consumption patterns : a progress report on member country initiatives
1998
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014273655
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Sustainable development : critical issues
2001
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001600114
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Sustainable Development : Critical Issues
2001
to reach sustainability goals in a cost-effective way. The report also provides an in-depth analysis of policies designed … to address key threats to sustainability in the areas of climate change and natural resource management, as well as of … those that respond to sustainability concerns at the sectoral and sub-national level. The common thrust of the report is …
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Sustainable Development : Critical Issues
2001
How can we meet the needs of today without diminishing the capacity of future generations to meet theirs? This is the central question posed by "sustainable development". OECD countries committed themselves to sustainable development at the 1992 UN Conference on Environment and Development in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015054710
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Cities and green growth : the case of the Chicago Tri-State metropolitan area
2013
This working paper assesses opportunities and policies for green growth in the Chicago Tri-State Metropolitan Area. It first examines the Chicago metro-region's economic and environmental performance and potential constraints to regional growth, and identifies emerging regional specialisations...
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Natural resources and pro-poor growth : the economics and politics
2008
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Material resources, productivity and the environment
2015
Part I: The material basis of the economy and resource productivity. Natural resources: the material basis of the economy -- An evolving economic context and new environmental challenges -- Sustainable resource use and resource productivity -- The material basis of the global economy -- The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010499590
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Natural Resources and Pro-Poor Growth : The Economics and Politics
2009
This publication demonstrates that natural resources can contribute to growth, employment, exports and fiscal revenues in low-income countries, where natural capital constitutes a quarter of total wealth. It highlights the importance of policies encouraging the sustainable management of these...
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