Although the damaging effects of noise on human health had been recognized since the seventies, the European Environmental Policy had been focused in specific transport emissions, such as the gases of the greenhouse effect or the suspension particles. It was the approval of the law by the...

The positive agenda of Cradle to Cradle establishes a new paradigm for redesigning in the built environment. Cradle to Cradle consists of a philosophy, quantifiable principles, and implementation tools that together comprise an innovation platform for enhancing the quality of materials, energy...

The positive agenda of Cradle to Cradle establishes a new paradigm for redesigning in the built environment. Cradle to Cradle consists of a philosophy, quantifiable principles, and implementation tools that together comprise an innovation platform for enhancing the quality of materials, energy...

The measures taken in order to fight against the climate change can create conflict when trying to achieve certain economic goals. That is why the design of economic and environmental policies can be understood as a multi-criteria decision problem. In this article we tackle the design of public...

The concern about climate change phenomena has led to the introduction and intensification of corrective public policies in the environmental-energy field. Within these policies, the so called economic instruments have played a key role in the last few years. This paper describes the theoretical...

This article analyzes the functioning of the EU ETS based on the detailed information of the EU emissions registry for the three year period of Phase I (2005-2007). The analysis reveals that the level of verified CO2 emissions has been bellow the amount of assigned units for 152 million tonnes...

Whilst the liberalization of the air transport market in the European Union has caused a remarkable academic interest, it has focused on the analysis of the networks, the flows and the competiveness leaving aside important aspects. For this reason, this article carries out a balance of the...

Innovation and sustainable development are broad, general concepts with positive connotations which are widely used in the social sciences, but usually in an ambiguous, imprecise way. This paper examines various definitions and meanings of sustainability as a preliminary step in analysing...

Innovation and sustainable development are broad, general concepts with positive connotations which are widely used in the social sciences, but usually in an ambiguous, imprecise way. This paper examines various definitions and meanings of sustainability as a preliminary step in analysing...

This article reviews the history and major milestones of the policy for territorial organisation in the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country. The review takes into account the origin and evolution of said policy in terms of the legal codes regulating the sector and the documents issued...